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Jon Wizard
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Jon Wizard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 30. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Wizard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jon Wizard was born in California. Wizard earned a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in 2011 and a graduate degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2018. His career experience includes working as a policy director, firefighter/EMT, police officer, and 911 emergency dispatcher.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 30
Dawn Addis defeated Vicki Nohrden in the general election for California State Assembly District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Addis (D) | 60.0 | 115,770 |
 | Vicki Nohrden (R)  | 40.0 | 77,079 | |
| Total votes: 192,849 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 30
Dawn Addis and Vicki Nohrden defeated Jon Wizard, Zoë Carter, and John Drake in the primary for California State Assembly District 30 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Addis (D) | 40.8 | 54,924 |
| ✔ | | Vicki Nohrden (R) | 36.6 | 49,287 |
 | Jon Wizard (D) | 10.5 | 14,090 | |
 | Zoë Carter (D) | 8.6 | 11,584 | |
 | John Drake (D) | 3.5 | 4,695 | |
| Total votes: 134,580 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Wizard's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jon Wizard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wizard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a lifelong public servant who has worked as a firefighter, 9-1-1 emergency dispatcher, and police officer in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo Counties. After experiencing a career-ending injury serving a search warrant on a drug manufacturing case, I transitioned into public policy, first serving on the Monterey County Planning Commission and then getting elected to the Seaside City Council. In addition to city council, I also currently serve as the chairperson of the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey and as a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments. In addition to public policy, I worked for Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay, which builds homes in the northern part of the district; however, due to the pandemic, I left that job and accepted a position with the Campaign for Fair Housing Elements as the policy director. There, I oversee the campaign’s work to empower community members and shape local housing elements to ensure cities and counties are planning for adequate housing in their communities. I live in Seaside with my fiancée Jessica who is a nurse manager and an elected trustee of the local school board, as well as my two soon-to-be stepsons who attend local public schools.
- I’ve spent the last half a decade working on our housing crisis as the chairperson of the Monterey County Housing Authority, a founding member of the Monterey Peninsula Housing Coalition, building homes as an employee of Habitat for Humanity, and working for a statewide nonprofit on cities’ and counties’ long-range housing plans. As a city council member, I’ve approved thousands of new homes in my city and worked with our county board of supervisors to establish the first ever shelter for women and children anywhere on the Monterey Peninsula. I have the greatest depth and breadth of experience and ability on the housing crisis of any of the candidates, and I’m ready to put that to work to bring real solutions to the Central Coast.
- As a former first responder I have the expertise necessary to tackle some of the most serious public safety threats we face as a community. From drought and wildfire to organized retail theft to the ongoing danger of the pandemic, I have the professional training and expertise to provide real solutions for the Central Coast. With college degrees in firefighting and criminal justice and a decade of experience fighting wildfires, arresting people who victimize members of our community, and treating people with injuries and illnesses as an EMT, there’s no other candidate better suited to keep our communities safe.
- I have lived and worked in every county in the new Assembly district, serving the community as a firefighter in Monterey County, a police officer in San Luis Obispo County, and a 911 dispatcher in Santa Cruz County. I understand the water supply issues of Los Osos and north SLO County, the housing crunch and lack of high-paying jobs on the Monterey Peninsula, and the wildfire risk and homelessness problems in Santa Cruz County because I’ve dealt with and experienced all of them. I understand the district better than any other candidate and am the best suited to work on the challenges our communities face and hit the ground running on day one.
As someone who has worked in housing policy for several years and has experienced brief periods of homelessness during and after college, I am incredibly passionate about creating new housing opportunities for people at all different income levels. In the same vein, I'm committed to creating new pathways for our youth to ensure kids who don't want to attend college can still be successful by pursing careers in the skilled trades and technical professions, such as carpentry and aircraft maintenance. I'm also focused on developing new water resources to pull us out of the generations-long water shortage our communities have faced. By creating new sources of water through recycling stormwater runoff and industrial use of water, we will be able to grow our economy and provide the housing we need to become a more prosperous and successful community.
An elected official should practice two key philosophies: service before self and doing the most good for the most amount of people.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 26, 2022
Current members of the California State Assembly
Leadership
Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Minority Leader:James Gallagher
Representatives
District 1
Heather Hadwick (R)
District 2
Chris Rogers (D)
District 3
James Gallagher (R)
District 4
District 5
Joe Patterson (R)
District 6
Maggy Krell (D)
District 7
Josh Hoover (R)
District 8
David Tangipa (R)
District 9
Heath Flora (R)
District 10
Stephanie Nguyen (D)
District 11
Lori Wilson (D)
District 12
Damon Connolly (D)
District 13
Rhodesia Ransom (D)
District 14
Buffy Wicks (D)
District 15
District 16
District 17
Matt Haney (D)
District 18
Mia Bonta (D)
District 19
District 20
Liz Ortega (D)
District 21
Diane Papan (D)
District 22
Juan Alanis (R)
District 23
Marc Berman (D)
District 24
Alex Lee (D)
District 25
Ash Kalra (D)
District 26
Patrick Ahrens (D)
District 27
Esmeralda Soria (D)
District 28
Gail Pellerin (D)
District 29
Robert Rivas (D)
District 30
Dawn Addis (D)
District 31
Joaquin Arambula (D)
District 32
Stan Ellis (R)
District 33
Alexandra Macedo (R)
District 34
Tom Lackey (R)
District 35
Jasmeet Bains (D)
District 36
Jeff Gonzalez (R)
District 37
Gregg Hart (D)
District 38
Steve Bennett (D)
District 39
Juan Carrillo (D)
District 40
Pilar Schiavo (D)
District 41
John Harabedian (D)
District 42
Jacqui Irwin (D)
District 43
District 44
Nick Schultz (D)
District 45
James Ramos (D)
District 46
Jesse Gabriel (D)
District 47
Greg Wallis (R)
District 48
Blanca Rubio (D)
District 49
Mike Fong (D)
District 50
Robert Garcia (D)
District 51
Rick Zbur (D)
District 52
Jessica Caloza (D)
District 53
District 54
Mark Gonzalez (D)
District 55
Isaac Bryan (D)
District 56
Lisa Calderon (D)
District 57
Sade Elhawary (D)
District 58
Leticia Castillo (R)
District 59
Phillip Chen (R)
District 60
Corey Jackson (D)
District 61
Tina McKinnor (D)
District 62
Jose Solache (D)
District 63
Natasha Johnson (R)
District 64
Blanca Pacheco (D)
District 65
Mike Gipson (D)
District 66
Al Muratsuchi (D)
District 67
District 68
Avelino Valencia (D)
District 69
Josh Lowenthal (D)
District 70
Tri Ta (R)
District 71
Kate Sanchez (R)
District 72
Diane Dixon (R)
District 73
District 74
Laurie Davies (R)
District 75
Carl DeMaio (R)
District 76
Darshana Patel (D)
District 77
Tasha Horvath (D)
District 78
Christopher Ward (D)
District 79
District 80
David Alvarez (D)
Democratic Party (60)
Republican Party (20)
