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Steve Colangelo
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November 8, 2022
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Steve Colangelo ran for election to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors to represent District 4 in California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Colangelo is a former candidate for District 2 of the Stockton City Council. He ran in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]

Colangelo was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of California.[2]

Biography

Colangelo made a career as a radio broadcaster and on-air personality on KROY, KWOD 106, and KGNR News Radio 132. During this time he also served as an auxiliary police officer for the Sacramento Police Department. Colangelo then started his own business in the home and garden shows business. At the time of his candidacy, Colangelo and his wife operated American Event Rentals, which supplied weddings, graduation parties, and other community and family events.[3]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2022)

General election

General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4

Steven J. Ding defeated Steve Colangelo in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steven J. Ding (Nonpartisan)
 
53.0
 
19,895
Image of Steve Colangelo
Steve Colangelo (Nonpartisan)
 
47.0
 
17,664

Total votes: 37,559
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 4 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steven J. Ding (Nonpartisan)
 
21.4
 
5,613
Image of Steve Colangelo
Steve Colangelo (Nonpartisan)
 
20.2
 
5,316
Doug Kuehne (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
4,594
Nancy G. St. Clair (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
4,512
Paul Brennan (Nonpartisan)
 
12.3
 
3,222
Steve Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
2,972
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
32

Total votes: 26,261
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2016

Incumbent Daniel Wright defeated Steve Colangelo in the Stockton City Council District 2 general election.[1]
Stockton City Council District 2, Nonpartisan General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Wright Incumbent 60.91% 45,454
Steve Colangelo 39.09% 29,168
Total Votes 74,622
Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
Steve Colangelo and incumbent Daniel Wright defeated Dwight Williams and Waqar Rizvi in the Stockton City Council District 2 primary election.[1]
Stockton City Council District 2, Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Colangelo 41.95% 1,938
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Wright Incumbent 27.53% 1,272
Dwight Williams 18.79% 868
Waqar Rizvi 11.54% 533
Write-in votes 0.19% 9
Total Votes 4,620
Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed June 8, 2016

Endorsements

Colangelo received the endorsement of Stockton school board trustee Steve Smith, the Stockton Police Officer Association, and the Stockton Professional Firefighters prior to the 2016 primary.[4][5][6]

2014

See also: California's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

Colangelo ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 9th District. Colangelo was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[7]

U.S. House, California District 9 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJerry McNerney Incumbent 49.4% 38,295
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTony Amador 26.3% 20,424
     Republican Steve Colangelo 18.3% 14,195
     Republican Karen Mathews Davis 6% 4,637
Total Votes 77,551
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2022

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2016

Colangelo's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

Crime
It’s time to take our streets back. Fighting crime is essential to a healthy community.

Steve Colangelo is the only current candidate in this race with a background in law enforcement. The Stockton Police Officer’s Association has endorsed Steve.

Jobs
It’s all about jobs. Bringing new jobs to Stockton and retaining current businesses will be Steve’s primary focuses. He will work with the business community to develop a stronger working relationship with the city with the primary objective of creating policies that make Stockton a more business friendly city.

Steve Colangelo is the only candidate in the race with proven track record with creating jobs for over 30 years.

Vocational Education
Our schools in Stockton are failing our children and we desperately need new leadership to fix this problem. As your City Councilman, Steve will listen to and work with educators, parents, and students to address the root problems of our failing schools. Steve will advocate for more vocational education opportunities in Stockton’s schools. We need to prepare our youth with the skills needed to secure a job. [8]

—Steve Colangelo (2016), [9]

Candidate statement

2016

Colangelo submitted the following candidate statement to the City of Stockton:

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2014

Colangelo's campaign website displayed the following video stating his positions on key issues:

Steve Anthony Colangelo on the issues

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Personal

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Colangelo and his wife, Karen, have two children.[3]

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