Kirk Jorgensen
Kirk Jorgensen was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 52nd Congressional District of California.[1]
Biography
Jorgensen attended the Army and Navy Academy and the University of Arizona. He then served in the U.S. Marine Corps and led intelligence, counterintelligence and force protection missions. Jorgensen then joined Booz Allen Hamilton to provide technology and management consulting.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Jorgensen's campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
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Elections
2014
Incumbent Scott Peters won re-election to California's 52nd Congressional District in 2014. The race was a battleground district in 2014 due to the low margin of victory for Democrats in the last election and last two presidential elections. Incumbent Scott Peters (D) and Carl DeMaio triumphed in the blanket primary over Kirk Jorgensen (R) and Fred Simon (R). The general election race between Peters and DeMaio remained too close to call for several days after the election. The Associated Press called the race for Peters late on November 7, 2014, but DeMaio did not concede the race until November 9, 2014, due to the fact that there were still between 10,000 to 15,000 ballots left to be counted.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Scott Peters Incumbent |
42.3% | 53,926 | |
| Republican | Carl DeMaio |
35.3% | 44,954 | |
| Republican | Kirk Jorgensen | 18.5% | 23,588 | |
| Republican | Fred Simon | 4% | 5,040 | |
| Total Votes | 127,508 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Jorgensen and his wife, Georgine, have two sons and are active members of the St. Therese Catholic Church.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 52nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 52nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pomerado News, "Jorgensen declares interest in congressional seat," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Campaign website, "Meet Kirk," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ UT San Diego, "Peters on the verge of victory," November 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Scott Peters beats Carl DeMaio for San Diego seat," November 7. 2014
