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Naz Namazi
Naz Namazi was a 2015 special election Republican candidate for District 37 of the California State Senate.[1]
Biography
Namazi fled from Iran during the 1979 revolution. She earned her B.S. in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine. She studied Art History and Film at Saddleback College and Irvine Valley College. Her professional experience includes working in the fields of real estate, entertainment, securities, finance and healthcare.[2]
Elections
2015
John Moorlach (R) defeated Donald P. Wagner (R) and Naz Namazi (R) in the primary election on March 17.[3][1][4]
The seat was vacant following Mimi Walters' (R) election to Congress.[5]
A special election for the position of California State Senate District 37 was called for May 19. A primary election took place on March 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 23, 2015.[6]
| California State Senate, District 37, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John M. W. Moorlach |
51.4% | 38,125 | |
| Republican | Donald P. Wagner | 45.1% | 33,411 | |
| Republican | Naz Namazi | 3.5% | 2,621 | |
| Total Votes | 74,157 | |||
Personal
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Namazi has received the following awards and recognitions:[2]
- Anna Woods Memorial Headquarters 2012 Volunteer of the Year
- Orange County Republican Party December 2012 Volunteer of the Month
- State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition
- Excellence in Research, UCI
- Exceptional Achievement in Field Study, UCI
- President’s Undergraduate Fellowship Award, UCI
- California Intercollegiate Press Association – 3rd Place Award
- Orange County Fair Best Reporter’s Contest
- Western Society of Criminology – 2nd Place Student Paper
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Naz + Namazi + California + Senate"
See also
- California State Senate
- California State Senate District 37
- California State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Washington Times, "2 Republicans headed for runoff in OC state Senate primary," March 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Email submission to Ballotpedia on March 10, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Results for Election, District 37," accessed April 6, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Gov. Brown calls special election for three vacant state Senate seats," January 13, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special election calendar," accessed January 14, 2015
