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Jerry Hayden
Jerry Hayden was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 46th Congressional District of California. He lost in the general election.[1]
Campaign themes
2012
Hayden's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]
- Restoring Financial Health
- Excerpt: "Loretta Sanchez and her colleagues refuse to stop government overspending. As our economy continues to sputter, Sanchez and her colleagues in Congress have increased federal spending by 31%. She fails to understand that we cannot borrow and spend our way out of a $15 trillion debt that equals nearly $49,000 for every single American."
- Jumpstarting the Economy
- Excerpt: "To fix this economy, we must again set the free market free. That’s why I’ll fight to immediately suspend job killing mandates, fees, and taxes. That includes rolling these back to the Reagan era, which resulted in the greatest economic expansion in America’s history."
- Promoting Excellence for the Future
- Excerpt: "I support a return of local control to local schools. On the federal level, that means getting government strings and mandates out of our public schools. Local school boards, principals and teachers must have freedom, and responsibility, for how they educate our children. The Sacramento, and increasingly Washington D.C., mentality that they know better has damaged local schools more than helped."
Elections
2012
Hayden ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 46th District. He and district 47 incumbent Loretta Sanchez (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating John Cullum (R), Pat Garcia (R) and Jorge Rocha (Ind). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election and Sanchez won.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Loretta Sanchez Incumbent |
63.9% | 95,694 | |
| Republican | Jerry Hayden | 36.1% | 54,121 | |
| Total Votes | 149,815 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Loretta Sanchez (D) Incumbent |
52.1% | 25,706 |
| Jerry Hayden (R) |
29.5% | 14,571 |
| John Cullum (R) | 10.6% | 5,251 |
| Jorge Rocha (NPP) | 4% | 1,969 |
| Pat Garcia (R) | 3.8% | 1,852 |
| Total Votes | 49,349 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Hayden and his wife, Helen, have two children.[5]
Recent news
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See also
- California's 46th Congressional District
- California's 46th Congressional District elections, 2012
- United States House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "California Districts Race - 2012 Election Center," accessed December 1, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
