Matthew Harper

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Matthew Harper
Image of Matthew Harper
Prior offices
California State Assembly District 74

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 7, 2022

Matthew Harper (Republican Party) was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 74. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. He left office on December 2, 2018.

Harper (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Board of Equalization to represent District 4. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
Budget
Elections and Redistricting, Vice chair
Labor and Employment
Transportation
Water, Parks and Wildlife

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harper served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2022

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4

Incumbent Mike Schaefer defeated David Dodson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
58.8
 
1,241,062
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.2
 
867,945

Total votes: 2,109,007
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
35.9
 
597,948
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D) Candidate Connection
 
15.0
 
249,971
Image of Denis Bilodeau
Denis Bilodeau (R) Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
236,625
Image of Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper (R)
 
11.0
 
183,330
Erik Peterson (R)
 
10.8
 
180,278
Randell Economy (R)
 
6.6
 
109,975
John Kelly (R)
 
6.4
 
107,319

Total votes: 1,665,446
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 74

Cottie Petrie-Norris defeated incumbent Matthew Harper in the general election for California State Assembly District 74 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cottie Petrie-Norris
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)
 
52.7
 
105,699
Image of Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper (R)
 
47.3
 
94,947

Total votes: 200,646
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 74

Incumbent Matthew Harper and Cottie Petrie-Norris defeated Karina Onofre, Katherine Daigle, and Ryan Ta in the primary for California State Assembly District 74 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper (R)
 
41.6
 
46,500
Image of Cottie Petrie-Norris
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)
 
28.3
 
31,626
Image of Karina Onofre
Karina Onofre (D)
 
12.1
 
13,536
Image of Katherine Daigle
Katherine Daigle (R)
 
11.0
 
12,331
Image of Ryan Ta
Ryan Ta (D) Candidate Connection
 
7.0
 
7,827

Total votes: 111,820
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2016

See also: California State Assembly 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.[1]

Incumbent Matthew Harper defeated Karina Onofre in the California State Assembly District 74 general election.[2][3]

California State Assembly, District 74 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Harper Incumbent 56.16% 114,477
     Democratic Karina Onofre 43.84% 89,362
Total Votes 203,839
Source: California Secretary of State


Karina Onofre and incumbent Matthew Harper defeated Katherine Daigle in the California State Assembly District 74 Blanket primary.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 74 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Karina Onofre 42.41% 46,077
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Harper Incumbent 38.95% 42,317
     Republican Katherine Daigle 18.64% 20,258
Total Votes 108,652

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 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. Keith D. Curry (R) and Matthew Harper (R) defeated Anila Ali (D), Karina Onofre (D) and Emanuel Patrascu (R) in the blanket primary. Harper defeated Curry in the general election.[6][7][8]

California State Assembly, District 74, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Harper 59.5% 60,070
     Republican Keith D. Curry 40.5% 40,896
Total Votes 100,966
California State Assembly, District 74 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKeith D. Curry 27.6% 17,013
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Harper 24.9% 15,309
     Democratic Anila Ali 19.5% 11,978
     Democratic Karina Onofre 15.1% 9,310
     Republican Emanuel Patrascu 12.9% 7,933
Total Votes 61,543

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Matthew Harper campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022California State Board of Equalization District 4Lost primary$9,400 $9,400
2016California State Assembly, District 74Won $235,194 N/A**
2014California State Assembly, District 74Won $133,964 N/A**
Grand total$378,558 $9,400
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Allan R. Mansoor (R)
California State Assembly District 74
2014-2018
Succeeded by
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)