Ron Nehring

Ron Nehring
Basic facts
Organization:	Ron Nehring Labs
Role:	Owner
Location:	San Diego, Calif.

Ron Nehring is a Republican political strategist working in the state of California. He has worked as the chair of the Republican Party of California and as the California state chair for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. Nehring was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2014 elections. Ron Nehring lost the general election on November 4, 2014. Nehring initially became involved in politics as "a protege of the influential anti-tax activist Grover Norquist."

Career

Early career

Ron Nehring's early political involvement in California was with the San Diego County Republican Party, which he chaired from 2001 to 2007. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Nehring took over the county party when it was "bent toward ideological fratricide." The paper noted that Nehring changed the party's tone by changing its meeting practices: "Nehring put a stop to the practice common in many political groups – including the state Republican Party – of lashing out at assorted bogeymen by passing resolutions that provoke bitter arguments but have no practical consequences." In 2007, Nehring was elected chair of the Republican Party of California. During the time he served in these party organizations, Nehring was also appointed to the Grossmont Union High School District Board and the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Ballot measure activity

In 2010, Nehring was a supporter of the California Paycheck Protection Act (2010), which sought to define how public employee unions could use workers' paychecks for political activities. The measure did not make the ballot. Nehring has pledged his support for the initiative process on other occasions, saying, "When it's not possible to make progress on an important issue, the initiative allows the people to take action. Of course, politicians don't like it, because of the fact people can make laws by going around them."

Campaign for California lieutenant governor, 2014

Nehring was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014, an election he lost to Democratic candidate Gavin Newsom.

Political consulting

As a political consultant, Nehring has worked on a number of campaigns for conservative candidates. In 2012, he served as a senior strategist for Elizabeth Emken (R), who ran to replace Dianne Feinstein (D) in the U.S. Senate. On May 11, 2015, he signed on to be the California state chair of Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. In March 2016, after the Cruz campaign fired Rick W. Tyler, Nehring stepped into the role of campaign spokesperson. More broadly, Nehring has worked as a trainer, according to his profile with the Leadership Institute, "in the areas of governance and communications for government officials and candidates in regions including Bosnia, Serbia, Morocco, Egypt, Guatemala, and Iraq." He has also been an international election observer in Kenya and Honduras.

Elections

2014

See also: California Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Nehring ran for Lieutenant Governor of California. He secured his spot in the general election by coming in second in the primary on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Primary election

Lieutenant Governor of California, Blanket Primary, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gavin Newsom Incumbent	49.9%	2,082,902
	Republican	Ron Nehring	23.4%	976,128
	Republican	David Fennell	8.6%	357,242
	Republican	George Yang	8%	333,857
	Democratic	Eric Korevaar	5.6%	232,596
	Green	Jena Goodman	2.4%	98,338
	Americans Elect	Alan Reynolds	1.3%	56,027
	Peace and Freedom	Amos Johnson	0.9%	39,675
Total Votes				4,176,765
Election results California Secretary of State

General election

Lieutenant Governor of California, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gavin Newsom Incumbent	57.2%	4,107,051
	Republican	Ron Nehring	42.8%	3,078,039
Total Votes				7,185,090
Election results via California Secretary of State

Campaign donors

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Ron Nehring campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2014	Lieutenant Governor of California		$71,014
Grand total raised			$71,014
Source: [ Follow the Money]

2014

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Ron Nehring Campaign Contributions
	2014 California Lieutenant Governor
Total raised	$71,014
Total raised by opponents	$3,835,500 (Democratic)
Top 5 contributors	Unitemized Donations	$9,241
	Nash, Dwayne	$5,000
	Pascoe, William W	$3,400
	Farrell, Peter	$2,500
	Healthcare Conglomerate Associates	$2,500
Individuals	$48,635
Institutions	$13,138 ($9,241 Other)
In-state donations	$54,236
Out-of-state donations	$8,258 ($8,520 Other)

See also

• California Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
• Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016

External links

• Ron Nehring's Official Website
• Ron Nehring on Twitter