John H. Webster
John Webster (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 13. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Webster completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Webster was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 13 of the California State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Biography
John Webster was born in Hawthorne, CA. Webster served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1970. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in 1978 and a master’s degree in computer science from Santa Clara University in 1980. Webster’s career experience includes working as a software engineer.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 13
Josh Becker defeated Alex Glew in the general election for California State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Becker (D)  | 75.4 | 348,005 |
 | Alex Glew (R) | 24.6 | 113,315 | |
| Total votes: 461,320 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 13
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Becker (D) | 23.8 | 66,428 |
| ✔ | | Alex Glew (R) | 17.3 | 48,378 |
 | Sally Lieber (D) | 17.1 | 47,773 | |
 | Shelly Masur (D) | 16.2 | 45,211 | |
 | Annie Oliva (D) | 11.9 | 33,311 | |
 | Mike Brownrigg (D) | 11.6 | 32,481 | |
 | John Webster (L) | 2.1 | 5,910 | |
| Total votes: 279,492 | |||
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2016
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Gerald Hill defeated Rick Ciardella in the California State Senate District 13 general election.[3][4]
| California State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gerald Hill Incumbent |
75.87% | 296,400 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella | 24.13% | 94,269 | |
| Total Votes | 390,669 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Gerald Hill and Rick Ciardella defeated John H. Webster in the California State Senate District 13 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Senate, District 13 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gerald Hill Incumbent |
75.64% | 171,411 | |
| Republican | Rick Ciardella |
18.62% | 42,185 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 5.74% | 13,018 | |
| Total Votes | 226,614 | |||
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Webster ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 13. He was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Gerald Hill |
51.1% | 76,033 | |
| Democratic | Sally Lieber |
22.5% | 33,566 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Kent Chiang | 11% | 16,317 | |
| Libertarian | John H. Webster | 15.4% | 23,003 | |
| Total Votes | 148,919 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Webster completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Webster's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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This idea that the rich and successful can be taxed to pay for all the "needs" of the many (freeloaders?) doesn't work because those people that normally work to produce and succeed, give up fighting the system and just switch to taking the "free" handouts to survive. In effect the source of that "extra" free money disappears until everyone is equally poor.
Government must not simply take a portion of someones income/wealth but rather needs to charge them for what services they use from that Government.- Every crime must have a real Victim, someone who accepts that role (or was killed). Either Minors or Custodians must accept.
- Consenting agreements accepted by a company and a worker MUST never be over-ruled by Government Law (i.e. minimum wage)
- Until such time that a fetus can servive outside the womb, any organ (including the brain) can elect to disconnect life support.
The "Top Two" Primary even makes the matter worse. Taking away third party influence from even the ability to be heard in the November election.
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Personal
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Webster is divorced and has two children.[10]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- California State Senate
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 29, 2020
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
