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Joel Anderson
Nonpartisan
San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
5
Predecessor: Dianne Jacob (Nonpartisan)
Prior offices:
California State Senate District 38
Years in office: 2014 - 2018
Predecessor: Mark Wyland (R)
Successor: Brian Jones (R)
California State Senate District 36
Years in office: 2010 - 2014
Predecessor: Dennis Hollingsworth (R)
Successor: Patricia Bates (R)
California State Assembly District 77
Years in office: 2006 - 2010
Successor: Brian Jones (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$104,118/year
Per diem
$183/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Personal
Profession
Small business owner
Contact
Campaign website
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Joel Anderson is a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Anderson ran for re-election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to represent District 2 in California. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Anderson's professional experience includes working as a small business owner. He has served as the president of the board of directors of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District and as a member of the Adam Smith Institute, East County Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club of Alpine, Lincoln Club of San Diego, and Citizens' Advisory Board of Miramar College.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)

General election

General election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Joel Anderson defeated Gina Jacobs in the general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joel Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
59.8
 
155,232
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Gina Jacobs (Nonpartisan)
 
40.2
 
104,326

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 259,558
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joel Anderson and Gina Jacobs advanced from the primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2020)

General election

General election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2

Joel Anderson defeated Steve Vaus in the general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joel Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
50.0
 
145,103
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Steve Vaus (Nonpartisan)
 
50.0
 
144,821

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 289,924
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2

Joel Anderson and Steve Vaus defeated Kenya Taylor and Brian Sesko in the primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
35.5
 
59,803
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Steve Vaus (Nonpartisan)
 
31.0
 
52,357
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Kenya Taylor (Nonpartisan)
 
26.7
 
45,037
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Brian Sesko (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
11,465

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 168,662
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2018

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2018

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4

Mike Schaefer defeated Joel Anderson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
52.2
 
1,559,373
Image of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson (R)
 
47.8
 
1,427,566

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,986,939
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joel Anderson
Joel Anderson (R)
 
31.2
 
492,122
✔
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
17.0
 
269,044
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John Kelly (R)
 
16.7
 
263,294
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D)
 
14.9
 
234,534
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Ken Lopez-Maddox (D)
 
14.5
 
228,811
Image of Jim Stieringer
Jim Stieringer (R)
 
3.7
 
58,642
Image of Nader Shahatit
Nader Shahatit (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
32,105

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,578,552
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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 Joel Anderson (R) and Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Anderson defeated Tsimboukakis in the general election.[2][3][4]

California State Senate, District 38, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Anderson Incumbent 68.9% 146,510
     Democratic Fotios "Frank" Tsimboukakis 31.1% 66,066
Total Votes 212,576

2010

Anderson was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. He instead sought election to the California State Senate, District 36. He defeated Kenneth C. Dickson, Greg Stephens, and Jeff Stone in the June 8 primary. He then defeated Democrat Paul Clay and Libertarian Michael S. Metti in the November 2 general election.[5][6]

California State Senate, District 36 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Anderson (R) 193,573
Paul Clay (D) 101,112
Michael S. Metti (L) 11,737
California State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Anderson (R) 39,558
Jeff Stone (R) 27,258
Kenneth C. Dickson (R) 17,971
Greg Stephens (R) 8,794

2008

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2008

In 2008 Anderson was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 77. Anderson (R) finished with 92,621 votes and was followed by Raymond Lutz (D) with 64,949 votes and Richard Belitz (L) with 9,503 votes.[7]

California State Assembly District 77
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joel Anderson (R) 92,621
Raymond Lutz (D) 64,949
Richard Belitz (L) 9,503

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joel Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Joel Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy events

Professional misconduct allegations

See also: Noteworthy professional misconduct in American politics (2017-2018)

In 2018, California Nurses Association Government Relations Director Stephanie Roberson filed a complaint with the Senate Rules Committee alleging that Sen. Anderson threatened to hit her during a fundraiser in a restaurant in Sacramento, California on August 13. The restaurant confirmed that a "male patron threatened to strike a female patron" and that the male patron was escorted out without further incident.[8]

Anderson said in a statement, "I have the utmost respect for Stephanie and I sincerely regret my word choice that was not directed at her. I welcome the Rules Committee investigation to clear up this misunderstanding."[8]

Campaign finance summary

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Joel Anderson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014California State Senate, District 36Won $810,527 N/A**
2010California State Senate, District 36Won $728,339 N/A**
2008California State Assembly, District 77Won $574,052 N/A**
2006California State Assembly, District 77Won $456,098 N/A**
1998California State Assembly, District 75Lost $171,702 N/A**
Grand total$2,740,718 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Joel Anderson
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:District-level delegate
Congressional district:50
State:California
Bound to:Donald Trump
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

Anderson was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[9] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from California, 2016 and Republican delegates from California, 2016

Republican presidential candidates were responsible for selecting their own delegates from California to the national convention. California state law required delegates to support the winner of the California Republican primary election unless that candidate received less than 10 percent of the vote at the convention in the first round of voting; or if the candidate released them; or if voting at the convention proceeded to a third round.

California primary results

See also: Presidential election in California, 2016
California Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 74.7% 1,582,099 172
Ted Cruz 9.5% 201,441 0
John Kasich 11.4% 242,073 0
Ben Carson 0.7% 14,938 0
Jim Gilmore 3.7% 77,417 0
Totals 2,117,968 172
Source: The New York Times and California Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules’’
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California had 172 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 159 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 53 congressional districts). California's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner in a given congressional district won all of that district's delegates.[10][11]

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. California's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[10][11]

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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In 2011, the California State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

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.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

California committee assignments, 2017
• Budget and Fiscal Review
• Elections and Constitutional Amendments, Vice chair
• Judiciary
• Public Safety, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Note: Anderson was removed from the Senate Committee on Health in April 2014.

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anderson serves on these committees:

2009-2010

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

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2014
    2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Nurses association calls for lawmaker’s resignation over altercation with its lobbyist," August 20, 2018
    9. ↑ CA GOP, "Updated delegate list," accessed July 11, 2016
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016

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    Dianne Jacob     		San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 2
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