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Matthew Harper
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 |
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| • 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:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Labor and Employment |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife |
Sponsored legislation
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Schaefer (D) | 58.8 | 1,241,062 |
 | David Dodson (D)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 35.9 | 597,948 |
| ✔ | | David Dodson (D) | 15.0 | 249,971 |
 | Denis Bilodeau (R) | 14.2 | 236,625 | |
 | 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
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | 52.7 | 105,699 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Harper (R) | 41.6 | 46,500 |
| ✔ | | Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | 28.3 | 31,626 |
 | Karina Onofre (D) | 12.1 | 13,536 | |
 | Katherine Daigle (R) | 11.0 | 12,331 | |
 | Ryan Ta (D) | 7.0 | 7,827 | |
| Total votes: 111,820 | |||
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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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Karina Onofre |
42.41% | 46,077 | |
| Republican | Matthew Harper Incumbent |
38.95% | 42,317 | |
| Republican | Katherine Daigle | 18.64% | 20,258 | |
| Total Votes | 108,652 | |||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Matthew Harper |
59.5% | 60,070 | |
| Republican | Keith D. Curry | 40.5% | 40,896 | |
| Total Votes | 100,966 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Keith D. Curry |
27.6% | 17,013 | |
| Republican | Matthew 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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2018
In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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, "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
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| Preceded by Allan R. Mansoor (R) |
California State Assembly District 74 2014-2018 |
Succeeded by Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) |
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