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Oliver Ponce
Oliver Ponce was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 7 of the California State Assembly.
Biography
Ponce earned his bachelor's in government from Sacramento State University in 2014.[1]
From campaigning for Republican candidates in California to working as a legislative intern in the California State Assembly, Ponce has taken an interest and been active in politics. At the time of his candidacy, Ponce was working as the regional political director for Doug Ose.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Ponce submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | Many issues are ones that affect all, regardless of political affiliation, income level or status. I run to bring conservative fiscal policies to the Assembly; encouraging a beneficial economic climate in creating jobs, cutting taxes and allowing businesses to thrive. In addition, I believe it is our duty to conserve water now in creating reservoirs and dams- the sooner, the better.[2] | ” |
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. Steve Cohn (D) and Kevin McCarty (D) defeated Mark Johannessen (D), Ralph Merletti (R) and Oliver Ponce (R) in the blanket primary. McCarty defeated Cohn in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kevin McCarty |
58.7% | 46,983 | |
| Democratic | Steve Cohn | 41.3% | 33,051 | |
| Total Votes | 80,034 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Kevin McCarty |
34.9% | 18,935 | |
| Democratic | Steve Cohn |
29.3% | 15,877 | |
| Republican | Ralph Merletti | 15% | 8,115 | |
| Democratic | Mark Johannessen | 11.8% | 6,413 | |
| Republican | Oliver Ponce | 9% | 4,869 | |
| Total Votes | 54,209 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Oliver + Ponce + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 7
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Oliver Ponce on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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
