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Rudy Aranda was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 61 of the California State Assembly.

Campaign themes

2014

Aranda's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Local Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Rudy's goal is to reduce over regulations and "cut the red tape" that keep businesses from growing. Rudy knows we need well paying jobs and keeping residents working locally."

Accountable Education

  • Excerpt: "Rudy will address the poor management of education funds. We need accountability from our schools system to insure our children will receive great education and reach their potential."

Public Safety

  • Excerpt: "Rudy will make it a priority to address these cuts insuring our safety services are properly fund and fully staffed. "

Public Programs

  • Excerpt: "Rudy believes its time to stop raising taxes, start managing our state funds responsibly, and provide services without interruptions."

Parks & Community

  • Excerpt: "Many families today dont have this basic oppertunities due to lack of funding and availability. Rudy will face this problem head on in Sacramento bringing back the community environment. Responsible budget management and accountability are the pillars Rudy will employ to achieve these goals. "

Elections

2014

See also: California State Assembly 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. Incumbent Jose Medina (D) and Rudy Aranda (R) defeated D. Shelly Yarbrough (D) in the blanket primary. Medina defeated Aranda in the general election.[2][3][4]

California State Assembly, District 61, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Medina Incumbent 58.8% 34,160
     Republican Rudy Aranda 41.2% 23,973
Total Votes 58,133
California State Assembly, District 61 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJose Medina Incumbent 43.8% 13,631
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRudy Aranda 41.6% 12,942
     Democratic D. Shelly Yarbrough 14.6% 4,549
Total Votes 31,122

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Aranda's endorsements included the following:[5]

  • Dr. Fred Balitzer, Former Director of Republican National Committee
  • Harley Broviak, Riverside County Sheriffs Chaplen
  • Bob Kellar, San Claritia Mayor
  • Dan Watson, Chief of Police Mammoth Lakes
  • Dan Ziegler, Los Angeles Peace Officers Association - Former President
  • Gary Couso-Vasquez, Former Chief of Police Los Angeles County & Former Board of Trustees Rio Hondo College
  • Kevin Burke, Chief of Police Healdsburg California
  • Mike McDonagh, Riverside County District Attorney Investigation - Commander Retired
  • John Olive, California Department Development of Mental Services - Supervising Investigator
  • Keith Bushey, San Bernardino Sheriffs Department - Deputy Chief Retired - US Marine Cor. Col
  • Elzennia Brown, California State Department of Corrections
  • Bonnie Clark, San Bernardino Public Employee Association - Labor Rep
  • Don Donnelly, Republican State Party Platform Committee Member - Former Chair of Los Angeles Lincoln Club
  • Garrett Zimmon, Former Chief of Police of San Bernardino
  • Ken Dickson, Murrieta School Board - Board of Trustee
  • Harry Ramos, Murrieta City Council
  • Steve Manos, Lake Elsinore City Council
  • John Denver, Menifee City Council
  • Rita Rogers, Perris City Council
  • Jeff Stone, Riverside County Board of Supervisors

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rudy + Aranda + California + Assembly"

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