Sher Valenzuela
Sher Valenzuela was a Republican candidate for Delaware Treasurer in the 2014 elections.[1]
In 2012, Valenzuela was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.[2] She lost to incumbent Matthew Denn (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Biography
Valenzuela grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a syndicated columnist, published feature writer for several daily newspapers, a daily editor for Delaware State News and a communications director for IBM before starting First State Manufacturing with her husband.[3][4]
Elections
2014
Valenzuela ran for election to the office of Delaware Treasurer. Valenzuela unsuccessfully sought Republican nomination in the primary on September 9. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
- Republican primary - September 9, 2014
| Delaware Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Ken Simpler |
53.9% | 13,491 | ||
| Sher Valenzuela | 46.1% | 11,549 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,040 | |||
| Election results via Office of the Delaware Elections Commissioner. | ||||
2012
Valenzuela was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. She was defeated by incumbent Matthew Denn (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5] Valenzuela ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012.
| Lieutenant Governor of Delaware General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Matthew Denn Incumbent |
61.6% | 238,959 | |
| Republican | Sher Valenzuela | 37.1% | 143,978 | |
| Libertarian | Margie Waite-McKeown | 1.3% | 5,206 | |
| Total Votes | 388,143 | |||
| Election results via Delaware State Board of Elections | ||||
Issues
On her campaign website, Valenzuela outlined her "Accelerated solutions for a better Delaware." She believes over-regulation is controlling the lives of Delaware residents and advocates for reducing the reach of government.[6]
- Better jobs: Valenzuela emphasizes the need to support Delaware's existing small, "home-grown" businesses rather than "wooing large corporations to Delaware."
- Better education: Valenzuela wants to reduce the number of administrative tasks facing teachers.
- Better quality of life: Valenzuela is concerned with the current system of crime control.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Valenzuela and her husband, Eli, co-own First State Manufacturing. She has three children: one from her first marriage and two with Eli.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sher + Valenzuela + Delaware + Treasurer"
See also
- Delaware State Treasurer
- Delaware down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
- Delaware gubernatorial election, 2012
- Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
External links
2014 Campaign
2012 Campaign
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Delaware Department of Elections, "PRIMARY ELECTION 09/09/2014 FILED CANDIDATES BY OFFICE," July 9, 2014
- ↑ News Works.org, "Delaware GOP announces 2012 candidates," January 17, 2012
- ↑ Sussex County Conference.com, "Speakers & Panelists: Sher Valenzuela," accessed January 17, 2012
- ↑ Sher2012.com, "My story," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ Delaware State Board of Elections, "General Election Results 2012" accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Sher2012.com, "Here's what I've been thinking," accessed June 29, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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