Philip Tufi
Philip Tufi was a 2014 candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of California. He previously ran as a 2012 Republican candidate for District 8 of the California State Assembly.
Biography
Tufi earned an A.S. in administration of justice from Redwoods College in 1991. He went on to earn an A.S. in logistics and transportation from Sacramento City College in 2002 and a Federal Railroad Administration engineers license from a major railroad in 2006. He also studied Russian at Syracuse University, Leningrad University and Florida Atlantic University.[1]
Professionally, Tufi has worked in a variety of industries including hospitality, sales and consulting. He works as a locomotive engineer.[1]
Elections
2014
Tufi ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 7th District. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
2012
Tufi ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 8. He was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Ken Cooley |
42.6% | 33,034 | |
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 6.3% | 4,853 | |
| Republican | Barbara Ortega | 20.1% | 15,592 | |
| Republican | Peter Tateishi |
23.5% | 18,237 | |
| Republican | Philip Tufi | 3.1% | 2,424 | |
| Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 4.3% | 3,368 | |
| Total Votes | 77,508 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Philip + Tufi + California + Assembly"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on April 7, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
