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Steven Mac
Steven Mac ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Mac completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steven Mac began serving in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2003, serving as a Lieutenant Colonel and JAG officer. Mac earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2003 and a law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 2007. Mac's career experience includes working as a deputy district attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Georgia Huerta defeated Steven Mac in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Georgia Huerta (Nonpartisan) | 58.3 | 1,649,923 |
 | Steven Mac (Nonpartisan)  | 41.7 | 1,178,391 | |
| Total votes: 2,828,314 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Georgia Huerta and Steven Mac defeated Mohammad Ali Fakhreddine in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Georgia Huerta (Nonpartisan) | 46.9 | 574,933 |
| ✔ | | Steven Mac (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 473,650 |
| Mohammad Ali Fakhreddine (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 176,513 | ||
| Total votes: 1,225,096 | |||
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Endorsements
Mac received the following endorsements.
2017
| U.S. House, California District 34, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jimmy Gomez |
59.2% | 25,569 | |
| Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn | 40.8% | 17,610 | |
| Total Votes | 43,179 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
The election replaced Xavier Becerra (D), who was appointed as California's attorney general.[2] Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn were the top two vote-getters in a primary field of 23 candidates and advanced to the general election. Gomez and Ahn competed in the runoff election on June 6, 2017, when Gomez defeated Ahn by more than 20 percent, 60.1 percent to 30.9 percent.[3] The previous two elections in the district have also featured a general election contest between two Democrats.[4][5][6]
Ahn and Gomez participated in a candidate forum on May 25, 2017, where they discussed the Trump administration, infrastructure, job creation, healthcare, and local issues. During the forum, Ahn emphasized his legal and business background and knowledge of Korean relations, while Gomez highlighted his legislative experience in the California State Assembly and endorsements from progressive organizations like the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution. For an overview of the forum and the candidates' responses, click here.
In the fundraising race, Ahn outpaced Gomez, raising $353,000 between April 1 and May 17. His campaign capital was boosted by an additional $195,000 personal loan. In the same time period, Gomez raised $327,000.[7]
| U.S. House, California District 34 Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |
Jimmy Gomez |
25.4% | 10,728 | |
| Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn |
22.3% | 9,415 | |
| Democratic | Maria Cabildo | 10.1% | 4,259 | |
| Democratic | Sara Hernandez | 5.6% | 2,358 | |
| Democratic | Arturo Carmona | 5.2% | 2,205 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Carrillo | 5.2% | 2,195 | |
| Green | Kenneth Mejia | 4.6% | 1,964 | |
| Republican | William Morrison | 3.2% | 1,360 | |
| Democratic | Yolie Flores | 3.2% | 1,368 | |
| Democratic | Alejandra Campoverdi | 2.4% | 1,001 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Van Houten | 2.5% | 1,042 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Aramayo | 2% | 853 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 1.6% | 674 | |
| Democratic | Steven Mac | 1.6% | 663 | |
| Democratic | Raymond Meza | 1.2% | 509 | |
| Independent | Mark Edward Padilla | 1% | 427 | |
| Libertarian | Angela McArdle | 0.8% | 319 | |
| Democratic | Ricardo De La Fuente | 0.8% | 331 | |
| Democratic | Adrienne Nicole Edwards | 0.4% | 182 | |
| Democratic | Richard Joseph Sullivan | 0.4% | 155 | |
| Democratic | Armando Sotomayor | 0.3% | 118 | |
| Democratic | Tenaya Wallace | 0.2% | 103 | |
| Democratic | Melissa "Sharkie" Garza | 0.2% | 79 | |
| Total Votes | 42,308 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steven Mac completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mac's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I attended the University of California, Berkeley, on an Army ROTC scholarship and was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the Army Reserve.
I went to UCLA for law school and became a JAG officer (Army lawyer). I have 20 years of service in the Army Reserve. I have been practicing law for 15 years. My first job as an Army lawyer was in the trial defense service, analogous to the public defender's office, defending soldiers accused of misconduct.
In 2012, I deployed to the war in Afghanistan as a fiscal law legal advisor, responsible for ensuring our logistics operations complied with congressional appropriations.
When I returned home, I joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 2013. From 2015 to 2018, I was assigned as a felony trial deputy in Antelope Valley, handling cases involving assaults, murders, animal cruelty, domestic violence, and human trafficking. For the last five years, I have been responsible for all aspects of murder cases caused by gangs in Los Angeles.- I will work to protect the jury system as a fundamental part of our democracy.
- I will ensure fairness in proceedings and the protection of constitutional rights.
- I will ensure that my courtroom is a place that provides equality in the accessibility to justice.
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Stonewall Democratic Club
Democrats for the Protection of Animals
Mexican American Bar Association
Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
Beach Cities Democratic Club
Association of Deputy District Attorneys
IATSE B-192
IBEW Local 11
Latino Prosecutors Association
LGBTQ+ Prosecutors Association
Citizens for Accountable Leadership
Metropolitan News-Enterprise
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2017
The following issues were listed on Mac's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 24, 2024
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Gov. Brown taps California's Rep. Xavier Becerra to be state's first Latino attorney general," December 1, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "U.S. House of Representatives District 34 - Districtwide Results," accessed June 7,2017
- ↑ KPCC, "Governor calls June 6 election to replace Becerra in House," January 25, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Field of candidates running to succeed Xavier Becerra in Congress keeps growing," February 10, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "U.S. House of Representatives District 34 - Districtwide Results," April 5, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Morning Digest: Tennessee Republican Mae Beavers, sponsor of anti-porn bill, running for governor," May 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
