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Samuel Aanestad
Samuel Aanestad was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of California. He previously served in the California State Senate, representing District 4 from 2002 to 2010.
Aanestad was a candidate for the Lieutenant Governor of California seat in the 2010 elections.
Committee assignments
Senator Aanestad interviews with college paper |
Aanestad served on these legislative committees:
Standing
Aanestad was a member of the following committees:
Joint
- Boards, Commissions and Consumer Protection
Elections
2012
Aanestad ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 1st District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[1]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Aanestad was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 because of California's term limits.
2006
In 2006, Aanestad was re-elected to the California State Senate, District 4. He finished with 182,494 votes and was followed by Paul Singh with 99,293, Tony Munroe with 9,300, and Robert Vizzard 8,520.[2] Aanestad raised $372,860 for his campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Samuel Aanestad (R)
|
182,494 | |||
| Paul Singh (D) | 99,293 | |||
| Tony Munroe (L) | 9,300 | |||
| Robert Vizzard (G) | 8,520 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[3][4]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Aanestad ranked as a 3.[5]
Noteworthy events
Fined over gift disclosure
In February 2010 Aanestad was fined $200 for failing to disclose gifts from interest groups. Thirty other California lawmakers were fined as well.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Samuel + Aanestad + California + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative profile of Sam Aanestad on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Sam Aanestad on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2006, 2004 and 1998.
- Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly," Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
California State Senate District 4 2002-2010 |
Succeeded by Doug La Malfa |
