Scotty Peotter
Scotty Peotter (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 73. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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Biography
Scotty Peotter earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. His career experience includes working as an architect. He has been affiliated with Grace Fellowship Church and the Eagle Scouts.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 73
Incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris defeated Scotty Peotter in the general election for California State Assembly District 73 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | 56.8 | 108,445 |
 | Scotty Peotter (R)  | 43.2 | 82,365 | |
| Total votes: 190,810 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 73
Incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris and Scotty Peotter defeated Hengameh Abraham in the primary for California State Assembly District 73 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) | 56.1 | 45,950 |
| ✔ | | Scotty Peotter (R) | 30.5 | 24,999 |
 | Hengameh Abraham (R) | 13.4 | 11,019 | |
| Total votes: 81,968 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scotty’s background is in architecture and construction. He was on the Irvine and Newport Planning Commissions for 12 years combined. He then got elected to the Newport Beach City Council in 2014. Not afraid to tell It like it is, Scotty survived a recall attempt after criticizing the Supreme Court for getting it wrong when they “found” a right to same sex marriage in the Constitution.
Scotty is married to Linda, who he met at Mariners Church, he has 3 grown Children. Scotty has lived in the district for over 30 years.
Scotty is running for the State Assembly in the 73rd Assembly District. “Someone needs to step up and run against these incumbent Democrats.” The incumbent evidently cannot define a man or woman, as she passed a new law requiring schools districts to provide free tampons in the men’s bathroom. When a legislator doesn’t know the difference between a man and a woman, how can you trust them to make any wise decisions on anything?
- Public Safety and the Border
1. Now illegal Aliens are being given free healthcare in California. Last year it was only 55 and older. Starting in January this year all illegal aliens are being given free healthcare. While citizens are fined and punished if they do not have healthcare coverage.
This expansion is projected to cost more than $835 million in the next six months and $2.6 billion every year thereafter.
2. Human Trafficking is a real problem
3. Fentanyl and drug trafficking has literally killed hundreds of thousands of Americans
4. Causes homelessness and a strain on social services that are at an all time high.
5. Thousands of military age men from China have been crossing. Who knows how many terrorists are crossing.
- Inflation and the Economy Gas and Electricity prices are through the roof! Government isn’t the solution it is the problem. It spends more than it takes in. Government is killing the economy. We have a $68Billion deficit this year on a roughly $200Billion budget. Does anyone think we are taxed too little? We have the highest income tax of any state, our gas tax is the 2nd highest in the country. But those are just the obvious taxes. There are hidden taxes like the cost of gas, electricity are almost twice as much in Ca as in other states. Basically everything is more expensive in CA, mostly because of government regulation.
- EDUCATION We are doing a poor job educating our children. We are ranked 36th in the nation yet we spend the highest amount per student in the nation. We have always been stealing our kids’ innocence, and indoctrinating them. But now it is happening overtly. The school Districts in my district they are: Not teaching Reading, writing and arithmetic Instead, are teaching Heather has 2 mommies and Drag Queen Story Hour. And now the latest, helping our kids to transition to the opposite sex without parental consent or knowledge, calling it “gender affirming care”.
State tried to overtly allow for discrimination based on race through trying to reverse Prop 209 in 2020
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5, authored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, would repeal the prop 209 affirmative action ban approved by voters in 1996. That constitutional amendment was approved by the Assembly in a 60 to 14 vote, including Petry-Norris. IE Petry-Norris wants state sponsored racism. It was on the 2020 November ballot as Prop 16 where, fortunately, it was soundly defeated 57%-43%.
The best government is the government that governs least.
A candidate that has some life experiences is also a good thing.
If the governor were to abuse his powers, like eating at the French Laundry while the masses are forbidden from going out, then the legislature or a committee from the legislature should have oversight.
REQUIRE PARENT NOTIFICATION FROM SCHOOL Requires schools to notify parents regarding children’s mental health concerns identified in school settings, including gender identification issues.
PROTECT GIRLS SPORTS Protects girl’s competitive sports and school spaces to be for biological girls only.
California Pro Life
Ca Rifle and Pistol Association
Reform OC PAC
Jim Righeimer, Former mayor of Costa Mesa
Steve Mensinger, Former Mayor of Costa Mesa
Christina Shea, Former mayor of Irvine
Don Harper, Costa Mesa City Councilman
Alan Mansoor, Former State Assemblyman
Chuck Puckett/Former Mayor of Tustin
Scott Voigts/Lake Forest City Councilman and former Mayor
Kevin Muldoon/ Former Mayor of Newport Beach
Duffy Duffield/Former Mayor of Newport Beach
Erik Peterson, Former Mayor of Huntington Beach
INFLUENCERS
These are websites that have endorsed me
Robyn Nordell & Conservative California Election Web
NANCY’S PICKS
CRAIG HUEY’S Christian, Conservative Vote site
Utilities and Energy
Elections
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 18, 2024
