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Mark Reed (California)
Mark Reed (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Reed was a candidate for District 7 representative on the Los Angeles City Council in California. Reed was defeated in the primary election on March 7, 2017.
Reed previously ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for California's 30th Congressional District in 2012, 2014, and 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Mark Reed was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 1957. He graduated from El Camino Real High School in 1975. Reed went on to study architectural drafting at Pierce Jr. College from 1976 to 1978. On his campaign website, Reed described his employment background as being an "actor, small businessman, rancher and an advocate for constitutional government as specified by our Founding Fathers." Reed and his wife, Nina, have three adult children.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 30th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 30
Incumbent Brad Sherman defeated Mark Reed in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Sherman (D) | 69.5 | 240,038 |
 | Mark Reed (R) | 30.5 | 105,426 | |
| Total votes: 345,464 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30
Incumbent Brad Sherman and Mark Reed defeated Courtney Berina, Raji Rab, and Brian Carroll in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Sherman (D) | 58.1 | 99,282 |
| ✔ | | Mark Reed (R) | 22.7 | 38,778 |
 | Courtney Berina (D) | 11.1 | 18,937 | |
 | Raji Rab (D) | 4.7 | 7,961 | |
| Brian Carroll (D) | 3.5 | 5,984 | ||
| Total votes: 170,942 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susan Collin (Independent)
- Royce Dorazio (Unaffiliated)
- Paula Kahn (D)
- Naora Ben-Dov (R)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 30
Incumbent Brad Sherman defeated Mark Reed in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Sherman (D) | 73.4 | 191,573 |
| Mark Reed (R) | 26.6 | 69,420 | |
| Total votes: 260,993 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30
Incumbent Brad Sherman and Mark Reed defeated Raji Rab and Jon Pelzer in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Sherman (D) | 62.3 | 80,038 |
| ✔ | | Mark Reed (R) | 27.3 | 35,046 |
| Raji Rab (D) | 5.3 | 6,753 | |
 | Jon Pelzer (D) | 5.2 | 6,642 | |
| Total votes: 128,479 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Schrage (R)
2017
The city of Los Angeles, California, held primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Three community college board of trustees seats were also up for general election on that date.
Most races where no candidate earned a majority (50% plus one) of the primary votes cast advanced to a general election on May 16, 2017. This rule did not apply to the community college board races, which were determined by a plurality winner in the March election.[4]
This election was the second impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, officials elected in 2017 won special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. The following candidates ran in the primary election for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council.[5]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 7 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monica Rodriguez |
27.82% | 6,091 |
| Karo Torossian |
16.46% | 3,603 |
| Monica Ratliff | 14.18% | 3,104 |
| Art Miner | 8.11% | 1,775 |
| Dale Gibson | 6.17% | 1,351 |
| Venessa Martinez | 5.30% | 1,160 |
| Olga Ayala | 4.25% | 931 |
| Fred Flores | 3.90% | 854 |
| Nicole Chase | 2.72% | 596 |
| Carlos Lara | 1.43% | 314 |
| Krystee Clark | 1.32% | 290 |
| Mark Reed | 1.26% | 275 |
| Mike Schaefer | 1.21% | 266 |
| Connie Saunders | 1.18% | 258 |
| Franki Marie Becerra | 1.03% | 226 |
| David Jesse Barron | 1.00% | 218 |
| John Higginson | 0.77% | 169 |
| Terrence Gomes | 0.68% | 149 |
| Jose Castillo | 0.63% | 139 |
| Bonnie Corwin | 0.58% | 127 |
| Total Votes | 21,896 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "March 7, 2017, Election Results: Statement of Votes Cast," accessed May 22, 2017 | ||
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent [[Brad Sherman]] (D) defeated Mark Reed (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sherman and Reed defeated Luke Davis (D), Patrea Patrick (D), Raji Rab (D), Navraj Singh (R), and Chris Townsend (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman Incumbent |
72.6% | 205,279 | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 27.4% | 77,325 | |
| Total Votes | 282,604 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Brad Sherman Incumbent |
60.1% | 92,448 | |
| Republican | Mark Reed |
14% | 21,458 | |
| Democratic | Patrea Patrick | 9.5% | 14,628 | |
| Democratic | Raji Rab | 5.8% | 8,847 | |
| Republican | Navraj Singh | 4.2% | 6,517 | |
| Democratic | Luke Davis | 3.3% | 5,150 | |
| Republican | Chris Townsend | 3.1% | 4,741 | |
| Total Votes | 153,789 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Reed ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 30th District. Reed and incumbent Brad Sherman (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Marc Litchman (D), Pablo Kleinman (R), and Mike Powelson (G). Reed was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Sherman Incumbent |
65.6% | 86,568 | |
| Republican | Mark Reed | 34.4% | 45,315 | |
| Total Votes | 131,883 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Brad Sherman Incumbent |
58% | 40,787 | |
| Republican | Mark Reed |
20.1% | 14,129 | |
| Republican | Pablo Kleinman | 12.5% | 8,808 | |
| Democratic | Marc Litchman | 6% | 4,251 | |
| Green | Michael Powelson | 3.3% | 2,352 | |
| Total Votes | 70,327 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Reed ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 30th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[10][11]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Reed's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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2014
Reed's campaign website listed the following issues:[13]
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Campaign finance
2017
Reed was exempt from campaign finance reporting, according to reports available from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on February 27, 2017, because the campaign had not raised or spent at least $1,000.[14]
2014
Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Reed's reports.
| Mark Reed (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | April 27, 2014 | $0 | $421 | $(1,689) | $−1,267 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[16] | May 23, 2014 | $−1,267 | $2,837 | $(1,600) | $1,237 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 17, 2014 | $1,237 | $3,241 | $(552) | $3,927 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $6,499 | $(3,841) | ||||||||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "About," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
- ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, ""2017 City and LAUSD Elections,"" accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Reed April Quarterly," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Reed Pre-Primary," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Reed July Quarterly," accessed July 28, 2014
