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Jose Solorio (California)

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Jose Solorio
Image of Jose Solorio
Prior offices
Santa Ana City Council

California State Assembly District 69

Santa Ana City Council Ward 3
Successor: Jessie Lopez

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Irvine

Graduate

Harvard University

Contact

Jose Solorio was a member of the Santa Ana City Council in California, representing Ward 3. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 8, 2020.

Solorio ran for election for Mayor of Santa Ana in California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Solorio previously served in the California State Assembly, representing District 69 from 2006 to 2012. He served on the Santa Ana City Council from 2000 to 2006.

Solorio was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 34 of the California State Senate.

Biography

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Solorio worked on the staff of the California State Senate Budget Committee, as vice president/public relations for The Market Connection, and as a marketing program administrator of the Orange County Transportation Authority.

Solorio served as a member of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana, the Harvard Alumni Association, the Orange County Public Affairs Association, and the Alumni Association of the University of California, Irvine.[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Solorio served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Solorio served on these committees:

Issues

Solorio's sponsored legislation includes:

  • AB 275 - Missing persons: DNA database
  • AB 316 - Wrongful convictions
  • AB 1439 - Gang and youth violence: prevention.

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Elections

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2022)

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Ana

Valerie Amezcua defeated Jose Solorio, Sal Tinajero, and Jesse Nestor in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Valerie Amezcua
Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan)
 
38.5
 
16,095
Image of Jose Solorio
Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan)
 
27.5
 
11,507
Image of Sal Tinajero
Sal Tinajero (Nonpartisan)
 
26.5
 
11,078
Image of Jesse Nestor
Jesse Nestor (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.6
 
3,162

Total votes: 41,842
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2020

See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2020)

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Ana

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Sarmiento
Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan)
 
33.1
 
29,493
Claudia Alvarez (Nonpartisan)
 
21.6
 
19,247
Image of Cecilia Iglesias
Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan)
 
21.0
 
18,713
Image of Jose Solorio
Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
14,585
George Collins (Nonpartisan)
 
5.8
 
5,217
Mark Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
1,950

Total votes: 89,205
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Santa Ana, California (2016)

The city of Santa Ana, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[2]

The following candidates ran in the general election for the Ward 3 seat on the Santa Ana City Council.[3]
Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3 General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jose Solorio 42.87% 28,002
Ana Urzua Alcaraz 16.68% 10,892
Patrick Yrarrazaval-Correa 14.23% 9,297
Shane Ramon Barrows 11.81% 7,714
David De Leon 7.40% 4,832
Joshua Mauras 5.38% 3,512
Juve Dan Pinedo 1.64% 1,069
Total Votes 65,318
Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016

Endorsements

Solorio received the endorsement of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association in October 2016.[4]

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. Jose Solorio (D) and Janet Nguyen (R) defeated Long Pham (R) in the blanket primary. Solorio was defeated by Nguyen in the general election.[5][6][7]

California State Senate, District 34, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Nguyen 58.1% 95,792
     Democratic Jose Solorio 41.9% 69,220
Total Votes 165,012
California State Senate, District 34 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Nguyen 52% 46,445
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Solorio 33.3% 29,793
     Republican Long Pham 14.7% 13,102
Total Votes 89,340

2012

Solorio was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Solorio won re-election to the 69th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Republican Robert M. Hammond in the November 2 general election.[8]

California State Assembly, District 69 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png

Jose Solorio (D)

36,436
Robert M. Hammond (R) 19,273

2008

In 2008 Solorio was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 69. Solorio (D) finished with 50,809 votes while his opponent Cam Mangels (R) finished with 20,705 votes.

California State Assembly District 69
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png

Jose Solorio (D)

50,809
Cam Mangels (R) 20,705

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Jose Solorio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jose Solorio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Solorio's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]

  • Excerpt: "As State Senator, I pledge to work on issues that matter most to you and your family, especially on the Three E's: Economy, Education and Environment."
  • Excerpt: "I also know that constituent service is very important. Resolving problems with state agencies like the DMV isn't always easy. As an experienced public servant, I'm here to help you navigate through the bureaucracy and resolve your problems."

Campaign finance summary

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Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[10][11]

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Solorio ranked as a 72.[12]


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Santa Ana City Council Ward 3
2016-2020
Succeeded by
Jessie Lopez
Preceded by
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California State Assembly District 69
2006-2012
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Santa Ana City Council
2000-2006
Succeeded by
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