Michael Blower
2023 - Present
2027
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Michael Blower is a member of the Stockton City Council in California, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Blower won election to the Stockton City Council to represent District 3 in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Blower completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Michael Blower earned his B.S. in business management from the University of Idaho in 1993. His career experience includes working as an associate broker at RE/MAX Grupe Gold. He was also the vice president of Grupe Real Estate. As of 2022, he was a federal political coordinator for the National Association of REALTORS and a contact for the California Association of REALTORS.[1][2]
Blower served as a treasurer and deacon for the First Baptist Church of Stockton and, as of 2022, was chairman of the nominating committee. His organizational affiliations also include the following:[2]
- North Stockton 4-H Club
- Rotary Club of Stockton
- Stockton Jaycees
- Stockton DADS Club
- Stockton Police Chaplaincy board
- Stockton Emergency Food Bank
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Stockton, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Stockton City Council District 3
Michael Blower won election outright against Shoua Lo and Bridget Hawley-Ortiz in the primary for Stockton City Council District 3 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Blower (Nonpartisan)  | 68.1 | 5,349 |
 | Shoua Lo (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 1,673 | |
| Bridget Hawley-Ortiz (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 820 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 7,856 | |||
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Endorsements
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2016
| Stockton City Council District 4, Nonpartisan General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Susan Lenz |
54.36% | 40,419 |
| Michael Blower Incumbent | 45.64% | 33,929 |
| Total Votes | 74,348 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
| Stockton City Council District 4, Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Susan Lenz |
46.46% | 2,586 |
| Michael Blower Incumbent |
37.96% | 2,113 |
| Marcie Bayne | 15.15% | 843 |
| Write-in votes | 0.43% | 24 |
| Total Votes | 5,566 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed June 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Blower completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Blower's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Michael is currently an Associate Broker at RE/MAX Grupe Gold. He was named Stockton REALTOR of the Year in 2015, 2019, and 2020 by the Central Valley Association of REALTORS. He was also presented the prestigious CVAR President’s Award for 2020.
Michael is a member of First Baptist Church of Stockton, where he has served as Treasurer and Deacon and is currently Chairman of the Nominating Committee.
In his spare time, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife Tiffany and their two daughters, Caroline and Catherine.
- Prioritize Public Safety to ensure Stockton Families are protected.
- Tackle Stockton’s homeless crisis while cleaning up our streets.
- Lighten local businesses’ regulatory and financial burden to create new jobs
2. Public Safety: One of the main purposes of city government is to protect its citizens and to help them in times of emergency. I think it is vitally important that we support those brave men and women that serve our community every day, keeping us safe. We need to do everything we can to give our police and fire departments the resources they need to do their jobs. We also need to do what we can to retain our people and keep them from getting snapped up by departments in other cities.
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2022
Candidate statement
Blower submitted the following candidate statement to the City of Stockton:
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Stockton City Council District 3 |
Officeholder Stockton City Council District 3 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Michael Blower for City Council, "About Michael," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia Staff, "Email communication with Michael Blower," May 21, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "List of Candidates for June 7, 2016," March 17, 2016
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| Preceded by Paul Canepa |
Stockton City Council District 3 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Stockton City Council District 4 2016-2016 |
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