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Richard Alarcon

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Richard Alarcon
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California State Senate District 20
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November 8, 2016

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Richard Alarcon was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 29th Congressional District of California.[1]

Alarcon was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 39 of the California State Assembly.

He was a member of the California State Senate from 1999 to 2006.[2] Alarcon was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: California's 29th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tony Cardenas (D) defeated Richard Alarcon (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cardenas and Alarcon defeated Benito Bernal (D), David Guzman (D), and Joseph Shammas (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[3][4][5]

U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Cardenas Incumbent 74.7% 128,407
     Democratic Richard Alarcon 25.3% 43,417
Total Votes 171,824
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. House, California District 29 Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Cardenas Incumbent 61.4% 58,616
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Alarcon 13% 12,397
     Democratic Joseph Shammas 11.4% 10,847
     Democratic Benito Bernal 10.5% 10,006
     Democratic David Guzman 3.8% 3,654
Total Votes 95,520
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Alarcon ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 39. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Ricardo Benitez (R), Margie Margarita Carranza (R), Omar Cuevas (R), and John Paul Lindblad (G). Alarcon was defeated by Raul Bocanegra (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Bocanegra 58.4% 62,612
     Democratic Richard Alarcon 41.6% 44,624
Total Votes 107,236
California State Assembly, District 39 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Alarcon 26.9% 8,567
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Bocanegra 36.2% 11,521
     Democratic Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in) 0% 2
     Republican Ricardo Benitez 15.8% 5,037
     Republican Margie Margarita Carranza 5.3% 1,697
     Republican Omar Cuevas 8.2% 2,596
     Green Jack Lindblad 7.6% 2,421
Total Votes 31,841

Endorsements

Alarcon received endorsements from:[8]

  • California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
  • Former Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante
  • U.S. Representative Maxine Waters
  • Former U.S. Representative Esteban Torres
  • State senator Kevin de León
  • State senator Ed Hernandez
  • Former State senator Joseph Dunn
  • Former State senator Sheila James Kuehl
  • Assemblymember James Beall Jr.
  • Assemblymember Gil Cedillo
  • Assemblymember Sally Lieber
  • Assemblymember Fiona Ma
  • Former Assemblymember Cindy Montanez
  • Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, Jr.
  • Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
  • LA City Council President Herb J. Wesson Jr.
  • LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino
  • LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz
  • LA City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
  • LA City Councilmember Nate Holden, (Ret.)
  • LACCD Board of Trustees Member Steve Veres
  • California Young Democrats (CYD)
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)
  • Latino Democrats of the SF Valley
  • Latino Democrats of LA County
  • Young Latino Democrats of the San Fernando Valley (YLDSFV)
  • Democratic Activists for Disability Issues
  • Kennedy Democrats of the SF Valley
  • HONOR PAC
  • Stonewall Democratic Club, Los Angeles
  • North Valley Democratic Club
  • Darren Parker, Chair, CA Dem Party African-American Caucus
  • Tony Perez, Chair, CA Dem Party Chicano-Latino Caucus
  • Marilyn Grunwald, Chair, CA Dem Party Disabilities Caucus
  • Thomas Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Region 3 Vice- Chair, Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP)
  • American Federation of Teachers, College Staff Guild, Local 1521
  • California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Consumer Federation of California
  • CA State Building & Construction Trades
  • California Professional Firefighters
  • California School Employees Association
  • California Nurses Association
  • Professional Engineers in California Government
  • Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
  • Los Angeles & Orange County Building Trades
  • Communication Workers of America (CWA), Southern California Council
  • Teamsters Joint Council 42
  • Teamsters Local 396
  • Local 770 United Food And Commercial Workers
  • Laborer's Local 300
  • Utility Workers Union Of America
  • United Auto Workers (UAW)
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union (I.L.W.U), Local 13
  • Plumbers Local Union #78
  • IBEW Local 18 Water & Power
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union (I.L.W.U), Southern California Council
  • Southern California Pipe Trades-District Council #16
  • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) #33
  • International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 12
  • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277
  • Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters
  • United Firefighters of Los Angeles City
  • LA County Fire Fighters Local 1014
  • I.L.W.U. Local 13
  • International Union of Painters And Allied Trades AFL-CIO
  • LIUNA Local 777

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Alarcon's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Middle Class Families: Richard is putting middle class families first. He led the fight for job creation, working to reopen the GM plant which created thousands of jobs right here in the valley. He continues to fight to end tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas and instead want to provide incentives to businesses that hire Californians.
  • Social Security: Richard strongly opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare. And believes the top 2% need to pay their fair share in taxes. While in the state legislature Richard Alarcon chaired the labor committee and was successful in fighting for workers rights to safe, good paying jobs. Doubling workers unemployment benefits.
  • DREAM Act: Richard co-authored the DREAM Act which creates an immigration process for aspiring citizens, and also voted to allow aspiring citizens the ability to obtain a drivers license.
  • Environment: Richard strongly supports investment in green jobs. He cares about the health and safety of people in the San Fernando Valley, that’s why he closed the Lopez Canyon Landfill. Richard is also responsible for creating the first LEED certified building in Los Angeles County, this sustainable and environmentally friendly library has set the standard for future green projects. Richard pushed the MTA to upgrade it’s fleet with clean burning buses to cut down on toxic emissions.
  • Education: Richard cares about our childrens future. While in the State Senate he was able to secure 200 million dollars to recruit and train teachers. Richard wrote the legislation which guaranteed that every teacher who received their National Board Certification would receive a bonus. He insured that the bill would also provide opportunities for raises and benefits for teachers.

[9]

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—Richard Alarcon's campaign website, http://alarconforcongress.com

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ LA Weekly, "Convicted (but Exonerated) Career Politician Richard Alarcon Is Running for Congress, of Course," March 15, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project VoteSmart, "Richard Alarcon" accessed October 10, 2012
  3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  4. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
  7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  8. ↑ Alcaron for Assembly 2012, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2012
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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