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Jean Fuller
Republican Party
Prior offices:
California State Senate District 16
Year left office: 2018
Successor: Shannon Grove (R)
California State Assembly District 32
Years in office: 2006 - 2010
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2014
Education
Associates
Bakersfield College, 1970
Bachelor's
California State University, Fresno, 1972
Ph.D
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1989
Graduate
California State University, Los Angeles, 1982
Personal
Religion
Congregationalist
Contact
Personal website

Jean Fuller is a former Republican member of the California State Senate, representing District 16 from 2010 to 2018. Fuller previously served as state Senate minority leader.

Fuller was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the California State Senate because she was term-limited.

Biography

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Fuller served as superintendent of the Bakersfield City School District from 1999-2006, superintendent of Keppel Union School District from 1990-1999, and assistant superintendent of Keppel Union School District from 1988-1990.[1]

She is a member of the Association of California School Administrators Advisory Council, California School Boards Administration, California State Allocation Board, Institute for Education Reform, Jim Burke Education Leaders Forum, Kern County Adult Literacy Council Board, and the Republican Working Group on Education.[1]

Fuller has been awarded the Legislative Leadership Award from the California Water Agencies, Consumer Champion Award from TURN's Sylvia Siegel, and Legislator of the Year from the California Business Properties Association.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Legislative Audit
• Legislative Budget
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fuller served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fuller served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fuller served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fuller served on these committees while a member of the California State Assembly:

Issues

Political Courage test

Fuller provided answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked her legislative priorities she responded:

  • "Balanced, on-time budget"
  • "Educational reforms, such as more career and technical training, local control and financial flexibility."
  • "Water infrastructure bond and distribution system"
  • "Inclusion of cost impact considerations during the implementation of AB 32 (greenhouse gas regulations)"[3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

Jean Fuller was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2014

See also: California State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Jean Fuller (R) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write-in candidate Ruth Musser-Lopez (D)[4] in the general election.[5][6][7]

California State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJean Fuller Incumbent 72.8% 122,700
     Democratic Ruth Musser-Lopez 27.2% 45,812
Total Votes 168,512


2010

Fuller was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. She instead ran for the district 18 seat of the California State Senate. She defeated Democrat Carter N. Pope in the November 2 general election.[8]

California State Senate, District 18 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jean Fuller (R) 166,051
Carter N. Pope (D) 75,229

2008

In 2008 Fuller was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 32. Fuller (R) finished with 120,628 votes while her opponent Virginia Martinez (D) finished with 53,789 votes.[9]

California State Assembly District 32
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jean Fuller (R) 120,628
Virginia Martinez (D) 53,789

Campaign themes

2014

Fuller's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]

“ I have worked to help steer California’s course of action back towards a direction of stability and prosperity. Hardworking families deserve a representative who is actively pursuing what matter most to them: an effective education system, low taxes, and above all, a robust and thriving economy.[11] ”

Campaign finance summary

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Jean Fuller campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014California State Senate, District 18Won $1,002,009 N/A**
2010California State Senate, District 18Won $437,855 N/A**
2008California State Assembly, District 32Won $296,956 N/A**
2006California State Assembly, District 32Won $598,812 N/A**
Grand total$2,335,632 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Fuller's endorsements included the following:[12]

  • Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee
  • Kern County Republican Party Central Committee
  • CDF Firefighters
  • California Association of Highway Patrolmen
  • The Associated Builders and Contractors – Central California Chapter
  • Crime Victims United

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in California

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Capitol Weekly

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[13][14]

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Fuller ranked as an 11.[15]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Jean + Fuller + California + Senate

Jean Fuller News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2014
  2. ↑ fuller.cssrc.us, "Senator Jean Fuller," accessed January 16, 2017
  3. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed March 13, 2014
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  10. ↑ fullerforsenate.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 19, 2014
  11. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  12. ↑ fullerforsenate.com, "Endorsements," accessed September 19, 2014
  13. ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
  14. ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
  15. ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Andy Vidak (R) 		California State Senate District 16
August 2014-2018 		Succeeded by
Shannon Grove (R)
Preceded by
Roy Ashburn 		California State Senate District 18
2010–2014 		Succeeded by
Robert Hertzberg (D)
Preceded by
- 		California State Assembly District 32
2006–2010 		Succeeded by
Shannon Grove


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