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Kevin J. Suscavage
Kevin J. Suscavage was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 39 of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Suscavage's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Right to Know What's in our Food / GMO's
- Excerpt: "At the very heart of the matter, we, the people of CA, have the right to know if we are eating GMO foods or not."
Don't Frack California
- Excerpt: "There is much debate about the effects of fracking on the health of people, land, and water (both open waters like streams as well as our underground aquifers). Therefore, if we are to 'frack' in CA anymore, these issues must be addressed."
Tax Breaks for Small Business
- Excerpt: "I propose that small business (from 'mom and pop' stores to those which gross up to $300,000 per year), pay no more than 30% in income tax. It is a sad truth that as many as 80% of small business fail; this daunting statistic is reason enough to give them a tax break."
Ending Corporate "Personhood"
- Excerpt: "The truth we are facing is this. Corporations and unions prop lawmakers up with money, then lawmakers expand the power of their 'puppet-masters', as it's been said. This can't be good. "
Complete Transparency
- Excerpt: "Well, as concerned with our district, I'll have a "Citizens' Website", which will show how every dollar...yes every dollar of our state taxes was spent. Furthermore, the site will be a posting board for all people in our district to comment/rant/ask about any CA issues near and dear to them, provided the remarks are not profane or slanderous."
Elections
2016
Elections for the California State Assembly 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]
Raul Bocanegra defeated incumbent Patty Lopez in the California State Assembly District 39 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Raul Bocanegra |
60.12% | 74,834 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lopez Incumbent | 39.88% | 49,649 | |
| Total Votes | 124,483 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 39 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 39 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra |
44.38% | 30,119 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lopez Incumbent |
27.22% | 18,472 | |
| Democratic | Joel Fajardo | 10.07% | 6,831 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Fernandez | 6.69% | 4,538 | |
| Democratic | Mina Creswell | 6.51% | 4,418 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage | 5.14% | 3,489 | |
| Total Votes | 67,867 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly 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. Incumbent Raul Bocanegra (D) and Patty Lopez (D) defeated Kevin J. Suscavage (D) and write-in candidate Michael B. Boyd (R) in the blanket primary. Lopez defeated Bocanegra in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patty Lopez |
50.5% | 22,750 | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra Incumbent | 49.5% | 22,284 | |
| Total Votes | 45,034 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Raul Bocanegra Incumbent |
62.5% | 13,069 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lopez |
23.6% | 4,940 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage | 13.7% | 2,876 | |
| Republican | Michael B. Boyd (Write-in) | 0.2% | 36 | |
| Total Votes | 20,921 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kevin + Suscavage + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 39
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Kevin Suscavage on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ progressnotcongress.com, "On the Issues," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ 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, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
