Jim Canova
2022 - Present
2026
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Jim Canova is a member of the Santa Clara Unified School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 1. He assumed office on December 9, 2022. His current term ends on December 11, 2026.
Canova won re-election to the Santa Clara Unified School District school board to represent Area 1 in California outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Canova (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Elections
2022
School board election
See also: Santa Clara Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Jim Canova (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
California State Senate election
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 10
Aisha Wahab defeated Lily Mei in the general election for California State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aisha Wahab (D)  | 53.7 | 114,997 |
 | Lily Mei (D) | 46.3 | 99,011 | |
| Total votes: 214,008 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lily Mei (D) | 33.1 | 47,149 |
| ✔ | | Aisha Wahab (D) | 30.0 | 42,731 |
| Paul Pimentel (R) | 21.6 | 30,742 | ||
 | Jamal Khan (D) | 7.3 | 10,424 | |
 | Raymond Liu (D) | 4.9 | 6,932 | |
 | Jim Canova (D) | 3.1 | 4,391 | |
| Total votes: 142,369 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaime Zepeda (D)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 25
Alex Lee defeated Bob Brunton in the general election for California State Assembly District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Lee (D) | 70.5 | 135,733 |
 | Bob Brunton (R) | 29.5 | 56,775 | |
| Total votes: 192,508 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 25
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Brunton (R) | 20.8 | 19,612 |
| ✔ | | Alex Lee (D) | 15.4 | 14,542 |
| Anne Kepner (D) | 13.6 | 12,823 | ||
| Anna Song (D) | 12.7 | 11,992 | ||
| Natasha Gupta (D) | 10.4 | 9,778 | ||
| Carmen Montano (D) | 10.2 | 9,672 | ||
 | Anthony Phan (D) | 7.2 | 6,780 | |
 | Roman Reed (D) | 5.9 | 5,549 | |
| Jim Canova (D) | 3.8 | 3,623 | |
| Total votes: 94,371 | |||
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2018
The following candidate won election automatically as the election was canceled due to lack of opposition.[1]
General election
The general election was canceled. Jim Canova (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
The election in Santa Clara Unified featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. One incumbent from Trustee Area 1, two from Trustee Area 2 and one from Trustee Area 3 were up for re-election. There was no primary election.
Trustee Area 1 incumbent Jim Canova ran unopposed and won re-election. In the Trustee Area 2 race, incumbents Christine Koltermann and Ina K. Bendis ran against challengers Ashish Mangla, Noelani Sallings, Jodi Muirhead and Steve Kelly. Incumbent Andrew Ratermann faced challenger Michael Helms in Trustee Area 3. Although challengers Jodi Muirhead and Noelani Sallings defeated both incumbents for the Trustee Area 2 seats, Trustee Area 3 board member Andrew Ratermann retained his seat against challenger Michael Helms.
Results
The Trustee Area 1 race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Jim Canova won re-election by default.[2]
Funding
Canova reported $750.00 in contributions and $1,332.03 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, leaving him with a cash balance of $0.00 as of October 18, 2014.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
School board election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jim Canova did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
California State Senate election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Bye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bye's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Nobody cares more for Alaska than Alaskans. Every two to four years Congressional and Presidential turmoil bent on activism rather than governance has a direct and detrimental effect here in Alaska where natural resource development is our foundational economic driver. Natural resource development sustains our education system, our medical system, some of our roads, and other pieces of our infrastructure. Clearly, there is a balance but the draconian one size fits all regulations often driven by activists, rather than the local citizenry, are oppressive and smothering our state’s potential. DC politicians driven by power and re-election desires fail to meet the needs of Alaskans statewide. Alaskans with help from the University Syste
- There are 36m acres owed to the people of Alaska still retained by the Federal Government. That land, the size of West Virginia and South Carolina combined represents opportunity for recent professionals graduating from the Alaska University System, in fact for all Alaskans and separating military service members. We have been a state since 1959 and yet we are still waiting on the turnover. Together with my first concern, Alaska can work on becoming self-sufficient with a sustainable natural resource development that is beholden to Alaskans. It will be my top goal to complete this 63-year promise. It’s Time Alaska.
- Fishery management has succumbed to the lust of the commercial industry at the expense of ALL ALASKANS. Salmon is a statewide issue and what happens in the oceans has upriver effects. The North Pacific Fishing Management Council develops regulations for the waters surrounding Alaska has failed Alaskans. Their regulations notoriously favor the commercial industry which has seats on the board. Washington and Oregon even have seats on this board. However communities such as Bethel, Galena, Fort Yukon, or Chitna are not represented at all, where the subsistence harvest for Salmon is extremely important to our way of life. We must get representation on the council making it repsonsive to our needs not the industry.
We often see the slogan Home of the Free because of the Brave. We attribute this to Military Service Members and First Responders. I would ask that you rethink this. We are free because voters bravely vote. I do not care how you voted in the past; I care about your future vote. That vote represents freedom and future opportunity. Please vote. It’s Time Alaska.
2) Energy Policy. We have been given a false premise that America cannot have a diverse Energy Policy; it’s either Big Oil/Fossil Fuels or renewables. The truth is that we need both plus nuclear, hydrogen, and any other energy source. Diversity is the key to a sustainable and strong energy policy. Deregulation allows for increased development. Allow Alaskans to determine the pathway forward. Together with professionals being created at our trade schools, union facilities, and Universities we can bring sustainability and efficient methods of energy development to the market. It’s Time Alaska.
1) There is a long list of Warriors I have had the pleasure of serving with. Some were higher ranking and some lower Enlisted. They all had one thing in common: to serve each other regardless of the hardships and trials. While I hated being a pawn for the Republicans and Democrats, my time served at home station and deployed really pushed my desire to serve everyone.
2) My Mexican-Texan Grandfather, Theodoro Fierros. This Korean War Combat Veteran decorated twice for valor laid down the pathway that discrimination is not an excuse for not doing one's duty honorably. Grandpa rarely talked about Korea but occasionally while fishing he would tell me stories of brave Korean teenagers as young as 12 hauling ammunition and fighting alongside him and his fellow Soldiers. Being one of few non-white Soldiers, Grandpa put up with crap only to show those weak-minded individuals he would surpass their expectations continuously. Whether as an Army Boxer or an Air Force NCO training future Officers or as a mentor at Church, Grandpa served his community until the day he passed away. I'll never forget his accented voice, "Mi hijo, dos cervazas por favor".
3) Ron Paul. His book "Liberty Defined" changed the way I look at political parties. I encourage everyone to read this book. Add in Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell, two diverse thinkers who came to the same conclusion that decisions made by a centralized government power will always turn out poorly for almost everyone.
Local Control/Local Accountability
The waitresses, cooks, and pizzeria owner taught me a tremendous amount about treating everyone with dignity and respect. More importantly, they instilled a workplace team environment that I carried into my 20-year military career.
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2020
Jim Canova did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
