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Steve Tye
Steve Tye was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 55 of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Tye's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Excerpt: "Bring jobs home to our district by actively promoting our cities to major companies"
- Excerpt: "Ensure our district gets its fair share of infrastructure, high-tech and green funding"
- Excerpt: "Promote smart development and sustainable growth through public-private partnerships that incentivize hiring and manufacturing locally"
- Excerpt: "Encourage small businesses with tax incentives and streamlined paperwork"
- Excerpt: "Support our local governments and their public jobs that make possible the delivery of vital services like police, fire, education and city maintenance"
Elections
2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2] Incumbent Ling-Ling Chang (R) did not seek re-election.
Phillip Chen defeated Gregg D. Fritchle in the California State Assembly District 55 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Phillip Chen |
57.73% | 98,960 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 42.27% | 72,471 | |
| Total Votes | 171,431 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Gregg D. Fritchle and Phillip Chen defeated Mike Spence, Ray Marquez and Steve Tye in the California State Assembly District 55 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 55 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle |
35.91% | 32,439 | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen |
21.79% | 19,684 | |
| Republican | Mike Spence | 20.74% | 18,737 | |
| Republican | Ray Marquez | 12.04% | 10,881 | |
| Republican | Steve Tye | 9.52% | 8,600 | |
| Total Votes | 90,341 | |||
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. Gregg D. Fritchle (D) and Ling-Ling Chang (R) defeated Phillip Chen (R) and Steve Tye (R) in the blanket primary. Chang defeated Fritchle in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ling-Ling Chang |
63.7% | 54,313 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 36.3% | 30,895 | |
| Total Votes | 85,208 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Ling-Ling Chang |
28.7% | 13,242 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle |
26.5% | 12,243 | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen | 23.1% | 10,659 | |
| Republican | Steve Tye | 21.6% | 9,987 | |
| Total Votes | 46,131 | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Tye's endorsements included the following:[10]
- Gary Miller US Congressman
- Don Knabe L.A. County Supervisor
- Carol Herrera Diamond Bar Mayor
- Nancy Lyons Diamond Bar Councilwoman
- John Forbing Former Diamond Bar Mayor
- Peter Rogers Chino Hills Councilman
- Tony Cartegena Walnut Mayor
- Nancy Tragarz Walnut Mayor Pro Tem
- Eric Ching Walnut City Councilman
- Deborah Pauly Villa Park Councilwoman
- Roy Francis La Habra Heights Mayor
- Howard Vipperman Former La Habra Heights Mayor
- Larry Redinger Walnut Valley Unified School District Board Trustee
- Chuck Dickie Chino Valley Unified School District Board Member
- John DeMonaco President, Chino Valley Fire District
- Trisha Bowler Secretary 55th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
- Edda Gahm 55th Assembly District Republican Central Committee
- Dr. Ted Ebenkamp 1st Vice-President, Walnut Valley Water District
- Joe Ruzicka Three Valleys Municipal Water District
- Dan Horan Director, Three valleys Municipal Water District
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steve + Tye + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 55
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Steve Tye on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ electstevetye.com, "Issues," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ electstevetye.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 13, 2014
