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Republican Party

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Oregon State University, 1983

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Salem, Ore.
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Technology coach
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Tim Dec (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 23. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Dec completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Tim Dec in the general election for California State Assembly District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
73.4
 
124,602
Image of Tim Dec
Tim Dec (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
45,149

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 169,751
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 23

Incumbent Marc Berman and Tim Dec advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 23 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marc Berman
Marc Berman (D)
 
76.3
 
83,533
✔
Image of Tim Dec
Tim Dec (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.7
 
26,002

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,535
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2022

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Candidate Connection

Tim Dec completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dec'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’ve lived in the Bay Area all of my working life and in Mountain View since 2002 and I absolutely love what California and our special region in the bay have to offer. After a successful 30 year career in technology, most recently with Apple, it became clear that this new generation of phones, tablets, and computers had become key to staying connected to others and engaged in the world. That led me to start a technology coaching business where I focused on empowering seniors with their personal digital devices. My love of the outdoors and concern for preserving our environment led me to volunteer for the non-partisan Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), advocating for market-based solutions to address climate risk. I am currently part of CCL’s Conservative Caucus executive team and the Idaho state coordinator. My years of working on climate solutions demonstrated that we need a truly bipartisan approach for the many issues we face here in California. Getting more involved politically in my community, I joined the South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition (SPARC GOP), became a board member, and am currently their Treasurer. After becoming a delegate to the California GOP, I felt that we needed more moderate conservative voices in the state capitol. My passion for finding common ground, regardless of politics, is the vision that launched my 2022 Assembly District 23 campaign.
  • California is one of the most regulated states in the country. Businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic and will continue to suffer under burdensome regulations, excessive fees, and permitting delays. Many companies have closed with little hope of reopening, while others simply choose to leave the state altogether. To make our state ‘golden’ again, our businesses and consumers need relief from over-regulation. By eliminating excessive regulation, I believe California can truly thrive, growing the tremendous high-paying jobs that have made this state such a desirable place to live and work. In addition, we can make housing more affordable by empowering homeowners and tenants to create more housing in established diverse, walkable neighb
  • Our golden state continues to endure almost year-round devastating wildfires, increasingly unhealthy air quality, and ongoing drought. We need to enhance our state and national forest management and push for environmentally effective and economically responsible market-based climate policies. California became a climate action leader under Governor Schwarzenegger, demonstrating Republicans have the political will for climate solutions. Since then, conservatives have ceded most of the policy direction to Democrats. But with a market-based, small government, non-regulatory policy approach to addressing climate change, we can become a global leader for responsible, effective solutions.
  • As we work to resolve critical issues, we must reject the toxic political tone that has become increasingly harsh in this state and the nation. Californians are fed-up with the constant finger-pointing and labeling that has become the norm in politics today. We need to focus on problem-solving, not posturing. In politics today, each party stakes out its issues and frames them as either/or, all or none. For example, progressives talk DEI (diversity equity and inclusion), voting rights, and immigration reform. Conservatives talk CRT (critical race theory), voting integrity, and secure borders. But both parties need to acknowledge that these issues aren’t binary. They live on a spectrum. Conservatives should support more authentic inst
Climate Risk and the Environment are something I have been passionate about for a decade and details can be found in my key messaging. Mental health and drug treatment for those homeless who need it is in high need these days and should be addressed.

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