Kathleen Torres Hazelton
Kathleen Torres Hazelton (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 29. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Hazelton was born on November 30, 1950, in Washington, D.C. She received a bachelor's degree both from Baylor University in 1974 and the Baylor University School of Nursing in 1976. She went on to obtain her master's degree from the University of Utah in 1988. Hazelton also served in the United States Air Force from 1979 to 1992.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Senate District 29
Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Carlos A. Garcia in the general election for California State Senate District 29 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eloise Gomez Reyes (D) | 57.0 | 160,820 |
 | Carlos A. Garcia (R)  | 43.0 | 121,085 | |
| Total votes: 281,905 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 29
Eloise Gomez Reyes and Carlos A. Garcia defeated Kathleen Torres Hazelton and Jason O'Brien in the primary for California State Senate District 29 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eloise Gomez Reyes (D) | 45.0 | 44,977 |
| ✔ | | Carlos A. Garcia (R) | 32.0 | 31,947 |
 | Kathleen Torres Hazelton (R) | 13.0 | 12,996 | |
 | Jason O'Brien (D) | 10.0 | 10,045 | |
| Total votes: 99,965 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 25
Incumbent Anthony Portantino, Jr. defeated Kathleen Torres Hazelton in the general election for California State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) | 64.0 | 295,432 |
| Kathleen Torres Hazelton (R) | 36.0 | 166,529 | |
| Total votes: 461,961 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 25
Incumbent Anthony Portantino, Jr. and Kathleen Torres Hazelton defeated Evan Wecksell in the primary for California State Senate District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) | 99.1 | 185,405 |
| ✔ | | Kathleen Torres Hazelton (R) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 952 |
 | Evan Wecksell (L) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 811 | |
| Total votes: 187,168 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Kathleen Torres Hazelton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Torres Hazelton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Kathleen attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, earning a BA degree in chemistry and BS degree in nursing. She later attended the University of Utah, where she earned an MSN degree in nurse-midwifery. Kathleen served for 12 years in the United States Air Force as a staff nurse and certified nurse-midwife. She and her husband met in the Air Force, and they moved to the great state of California in 2006. Kathleen became a stay-at-home mom to homeschool their two children.
Kathleen's father was an immigrant from Mexico. He worked as a physician for the Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Veterans Health Administration), and the family moved frequently as a result of his VA assignments. Kathleen's experience of living in a variety of communities in the heartland of America, raising a family, serving in the military, working as a certified nurse-midwife, and volunteering for political campaigns has given her a breadth of practical and applied knowledge and wisdom. This experience will enhance her work for everyday Californians, rather than government interests.
- "It is a Senator's duty to protect the liberty of the people." Kathleen will work to Repeal AB5 in order to restore the freedom for all Californians to choose the work they desire, and support small businesses in their use of independent contractors and freelancers.
- Kathleen will fight for lower taxes in order to protect property ownership and the building of small businesses, which are the heartbeat of our State economy.
- Kathleen will work to protect 2nd Amendment freedoms, encourage community safety, and protect the rights of the unborn.
Repeal of AB5. People should not lose their entire livelihood and businesses over an ill-conceived and punitive law created for the Labor Unions. Special interests should not dictate how people choose to work!
Lower taxes so people can maintain their homes and businesses. No on Prop 15!
Protection for the unborn.
Strong Borders.
Competitive, quality health care.
Support for our Veterans.
Conservative water and land resources management.
Protecting the unborn.
Managing our natural resources effectively to provide prosperity to Californians.
Restoring the homeless to a productive lifestyle.
Enabling independent contractors to return to gainful and profitable employment.
Overhauling the state school system so it serves the needs of the children rather than the unions.
Restoring safety and security.
Small business needs to go back to work in an environment free of excessive regulation and taxation.
Empowering our police officers to do their jobs effectively.
Reducing taxes so that Californians can keep more of their hard-earned money.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 28, 2020
