Marc Rodriguez
Marc Rodriguez was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 22 of the California State Senate. As the only write-in candidate for what would otherwise have been an unopposed primary election, he was guaranteed to be one of the two winners in the blanket primary. He is an 18-year-old student from Mt. San Antonio College.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Rodriguez's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Pro Second Amendment Pro Constitution
- Excerpt: "As your Senator I vow to fight to uphold the all of Constitution of the United States, not just parts of it."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "I'm dedicated to bringing back jobs to Californian, not turning them way."
No more politics as usual
- Excerpt: "The current political climate in Sacramento is broken by a one party rule that has not lead to a better California."
Education Reform
- Excerpt: "Being a current student in College I see the value of education, and I see the need to fight for the youth."
Elections
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. Incumbent Ed Hernandez (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write-in candidate Marc Rodriguez (R)[3] in the general election.[4][5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
64.8% | 63,570 | |
Republican | Marc Rodriguez | 35.2% | 34,468 | |
Total Votes | 98,038 |
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Marc Rodriguez on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Citrus College Clarion, "Teenager runs for state senate position," May 21, 2014," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ democracy.com, "Issues," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ 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