Joseph Luciano

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Joseph Luciano

Republican Party

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Birthplace

Yuba City, Calif.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Political commentator

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Joseph Luciano (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of California. He did not appear on the ballot for the recall election on September 14, 2021.

Luciano completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joseph Luciano was born in Yuba City, California. His professional experience includes being a political commentator, business owner, and consultant.

Elections

2021

Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question

Gavin Newsom recall, 2021

Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election on September 14, 2021.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	38.1	4,894,473
		✔	No	61.9	7,944,092
			Total Votes		12,838,565

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General election

Special general election for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Larry Elder (R)	48.4	3,563,867
		Kevin Paffrath (D)	9.6	706,778
		Kevin Faulconer (R)	8.0	590,346
		Brandon Ross (D)	5.3	392,029
		John Cox (R)	4.1	305,095
		Kevin Kiley (R)	3.5	255,490
		Jacqueline McGowan (D)	2.9	214,242
		Joel Ventresca (D)	2.5	186,345
		Daniel Watts (D)	2.3	167,355
		Holly Baade (D)	1.3	92,218
		Patrick Kilpatrick (D)	1.2	86,617
		Armando Perez-Serrato (D)	1.2	85,061
		Caitlyn Jenner (R)	1.0	75,215
		John Drake (D)	0.9	68,545
		Daniel Kapelovitz (G)	0.9	64,375
		Jeff Hewitt (L)	0.7	50,378
		Ted Gaines (R)	0.7	47,937
		Angelyne (No party preference)	0.5	35,900
		David Moore (No party preference)	0.4	31,224
		Anthony Trimino (R)	0.4	28,101
		Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.4	26,204
		Michael Loebs (No party preference)	0.3	25,468
		Heather Collins (G)	0.3	24,260
		Major Singh (No party preference)	0.3	21,394
		David Lozano (R)	0.3	19,945
		Denver Stoner (R)	0.3	19,588
		Samuel Gallucci (R)	0.2	18,134
		Steven Chavez Lodge (R)	0.2	17,435
		Jenny Rae Le Roux (R)	0.2	16,032
		David Bramante (R)	0.2	11,501
		Diego Martinez (R)	0.1	10,860
		Robert Newman (R)	0.1	10,602
		Sarah Stephens (R)	0.1	10,583
		Dennis Richter (No party preference)	0.1	10,468
		Major Williams (R) (Write-in)	0.1	8,965
		Denis Lucey (No party preference)	0.1	8,182
		James Hanink (No party preference)	0.1	7,193
		Daniel Mercuri (R)	0.1	7,110
		Chauncey Killens (R)	0.1	6,879
		Leo Zacky (R)	0.1	6,099
		Kevin Kaul (No party preference)	0.1	5,600
		David Hillberg (R)	0.1	4,435
		Adam Papagan (No party preference)	0.1	4,021
		Rhonda Furin (R)	0.1	3,964
		Nickolas Wildstar (R)	0.1	3,811
		Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference)	0.0	2,894
		Joe Symmon (R)	0.0	2,397
	Submit photo	Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	137
	Submit photo	Roxanne (D) (Write-in)	0.0	116
	Submit photo	Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in)	0.0	81
	Submit photo	Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	68
	Submit photo	Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Blake (R)
• Mariana Dawson (No party preference)
• Veronika Fimbres (G)
• Elizabeth Floyd (No party preference)
• Wayne Frazier (R)
• Timothy Herode (R)
• Luis Huang (D)
• Jimih Jones (R)
• Paul Mesrop Kurdian (No party preference)
• Carla Canada (No party preference)
• Mary Cook (No party preference)
• Torr Leonard (D)
• Jeremy Lupoli (D)
• Louis J. Marinelli, III (R)
• Christopher Mason (R)
• John Pierce (R)
• Patrick Rakus Jr. (R)
• Frank Wade (D)
• Marc Roth (No party preference)
• Christopher Carlson (G)
• Douglas Deitch (D)
• Bryan Farley (D)
• Justin Hubbard (R)
• Jason Dixon (D)
• Sean Harrison (R)
• Ronald Palmieri (D)
• Ben Zandpour (No party preference)
• Robert Davidson Griffis (D)
• A. Shantz (G)
• Adam Hadjinian (No party preference)
• Michael Lynn Gabriel (No party preference)
• Hilaire Shioura (No party preference)
• Lee Olson (No party preference)
• Joseph Luciano (R)
• Steven Fitzgerald (R)
• Anthony Fanara (D)
• Jemiss Nazar (No party preference)
• Kevin Abushi (R)
• Joseph Amey (American Independent Party of California)

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joseph Luciano completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Luciano's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Father of two, political commentator, former business owner. Born in Chico, California, and settled in San Diego after attending USD.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Abolish Personal State Income Tax
• Throw out CRT & LGBTQ curriculum from public schools and libraries
• Refuse to sign another proposed piece of legislation into law that even arguably encroaches on our bill of rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Vaccines and masks should always be a choice, and no experimental medication should ever be mandated.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Declaration of Independence, & The US Constitution.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The ability to increase independence generates a stronger community, and promotes unity through independence instead of unison through oppression.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Empathy

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Sacrificing whatever is necessary to avoid becoming a puppet for the anti-American clan running our capitol.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Unity through Independence

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11 was the biggest historical event I witnessed in my youth, I was 16.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Cleaning construction sites between stages, five years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

“The Republic”, Plato. I enjoy the philosophical discourse.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

“Country Again” Thomas Rhett

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Overcoming the loss of my older brother when I was 11.

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

I would like to hold our highest executive authority to ensure the power is no longer misused. The right to individual liberty must be re-established, and we need a Governor who doesn’t think they should be a King, in order to see this accomplished.

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

I consider the responsibly of ensuring state laws are upheld to be the most important responsibility for our Governor in California.

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

I think California currently has allotted the correct amount of involvement to the Governor. If I were Governor it would be my responsibility to submit the budget. If I didn’t like it, I could choose not to submit the budget, and state changes I would want to see before I would consider submitting it.

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

I would veto any proposition that I consider to even arguably encroach on our bill of rights; this would allow me to remove items that do so rather that veto the entire proposition.

If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?

We do, we should, because legislators cannot be trusted to not sneak lines in bills that benefit only themselves.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

A relationship that is more focused on holding each other accountable than growing each other’s fame and level of control.

What do you love most about your state?

Our people are industrious, creative, and love the gift of life.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Removing corrupt people who do not represent their constituents, before they turn us into a fully communist society, will be our state’s biggest challenges.

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

Foreign invasion/attack.

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