Tim Donnelly (California State Assembly)
This article is about Tim Donnelly, the 2020 candidate for U.S. House in California. For people with a similar name, see Tim Donnelly.
Tim Donnelly (Republican Party) was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 33.
Donnelly (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Donnelly was a 2018 Republican candidate for the same district in the U.S. House. He lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 5, 2018.
Donnelly was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of California.[1]
Donnelly is a former Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing District 33 from 2010 to 2014.
Donnelly was a Republican candidate for Governor of California in 2014.[2] He lost in the June 3 primary election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Donnelly earned his B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. His professional experience includes working as a small business owner.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 8
Jay Obernolte defeated Chris Bubser in the general election for U.S. House California District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Obernolte (R) | 56.1 | 158,711 |
 | Chris Bubser (D) | 43.9 | 124,400 | |
| Total votes: 283,111 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Obernolte (R) | 34.9 | 50,677 |
| ✔ | | Chris Bubser (D) | 28.7 | 41,595 |
 | Tim Donnelly (R) | 20.7 | 30,079 | |
 | Bob Conaway (D) | 6.2 | 9,053 | |
 | Jeff Esmus (Independent) | 2.8 | 4,042 | |
 | James Ellars (D) | 2.7 | 3,948 | |
 | Jeremy Staat (R) | 1.6 | 2,288 | |
| Jerry Laws (R) | 1.4 | 2,010 | ||
| Justin David Whitehead (R) | 0.9 | 1,305 | ||
 | Jacquetta Green (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | |
| Total votes: 145,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Cook (R)
- Peter Mathisen (Nonpartisan)
- Nathan Charette (R)
- Destiny Lovato (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 8
Incumbent Paul Cook defeated Tim Donnelly in the general election for U.S. House California District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Cook (R) | 60.0 | 102,415 |
| Tim Donnelly (R) | 40.0 | 68,370 | |
| Total votes: 170,785 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 8
Incumbent Paul Cook and Tim Donnelly defeated Marge Doyle, Rita Ramirez, and Ronald O'Donnell in the primary for U.S. House California District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Cook (R) | 40.8 | 44,482 |
| ✔ | | Tim Donnelly (R) | 22.8 | 24,933 |
 | Marge Doyle (D) | 21.7 | 23,675 | |
 | Rita Ramirez (D) | 10.1 | 10,990 | |
 | Ronald O'Donnell (D) | 4.6 | 5,049 | |
| Total votes: 109,129 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Cook (R) defeated Rita Ramirez (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cook and Ramirez defeated Tim Donnelly (R), Roger LaPlante (D), and John Pinkerton (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Paul Cook Incumbent |
62.3% | 136,972 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez | 37.7% | 83,035 | |
| Total Votes | 220,007 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Paul Cook Incumbent |
42% | 50,425 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez |
21.9% | 26,325 | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 20.7% | 24,886 | |
| Democratic | John Pinkerton | 9.8% | 11,780 | |
| Democratic | Roger LaPlante | 5.5% | 6,661 | |
| Total Votes | 120,077 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
- See also: California Gubernatorial election, 2014
| Governor of California, Blanket Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jerry Brown Incumbent |
54.3% | 2,354,769 | |
| Republican | Neel Kashkari |
19.4% | 839,767 | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 14.8% | 643,236 | |
| Republican | Andrew Blount | 2.1% | 89,749 | |
| Republican | Glenn Champ | 1.8% | 76,066 | |
| Green | Luis Rodriguez | 1.5% | 66,876 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Cindy L. Sheehan | 1.2% | 52,707 | |
| Republican | Alma Marie Winston | 1.1% | 46,042 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Newman | 1% | 44,120 | |
| Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede | 0.9% | 37,024 | |
| Republican | Richard Aguirre | 0.8% | 35,125 | |
| Nonpartisan | "Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz | 0.3% | 14,929 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janel Hyeshia Buycks | 0.3% | 12,136 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rakesh Kumar Christian | 0.3% | 11,142 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Leicht | 0.2% | 9,307 | |
| Total Votes | 4,332,995 | |||
| Election results California Secretary of State | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Donnelly Incumbent |
59% | 73,836 | |
| Democratic | John Coffey | 41% | 51,215 | |
| Total Votes | 125,051 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
John Coffey |
28.7% | 13,873 | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly Incumbent |
52.1% | 25,200 | |
| Republican | William Jahn | 19.3% | 9,331 | |
| Total Votes | 48,404 | |||
2010
| California State Assembly District 59 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly Incumbent |
57.3% | 82,475 | |
| Democratic | Darcel Woods | 36.8% | 52,928 | |
| Libertarian | Tony Tyler | 3% | 4,335 | |
| American Independent | Robert Gosney | 3% | 4,269 | |
| Total Votes | 144,007 | |||
| California State Assembly District 59 Republican Primary, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tim Donnelly Incumbent |
29.5% | 11,638 |
| Christopher W. Lancaster | 28.5% | 11,225 |
| Corey Calaycay | 22% | 8,654 |
| Anthony Riley | 10% | 3,921 |
| Ken Hunter | 7.4% | 2,930 |
| Iver Bye | 2.6% | 1,033 |
| Total Votes | 39,401 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tim Donnelly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Campaign website
Donnelly's campaign website stated the following:
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1. Build the Wall. Secure the Border, Enforce all immigration laws without favoritism and restore our national sovereignty and the rule of law. President Reagan had it right: 'A nation without borders isn't a nation.' Unchecked illegal immigration has cost California taxpayers over $20 Billion per year, diverting resources that could go to taking better care of our veterans. But the real cost is the lost lives at the hands of illegal alien criminals and gang members who prey on the community and enjoy 'Sanctuary' status in California due to the policies of Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democrat-dominated state government. As a Congressman, I will fight to defund so-called 'Sanctuary States' and will not rest until our communities become sanctuaries for law-abiding American citizens again. 2. Full Repeal of ObamaCare. This disaster of a program has driven up the cost of health insurance in order to provide a socialistic safety net to millions, who have their policies subsidized at the expense of citizens who work. ObamaCare must be fully repealed, the government must relinquish health care back to the free market, then we need to remove restrictions and allow insurance companies to compete across state lines. Competition will drive down costs, and increase quality. 3. Incentive Job Creation by cutting regulations and pushing for lower tax rates across the board for everyone who pays taxes and contributes to the economy. Two additional things must be done to spur job growth by the private sector: 1) Reform entitlements so that work, not welfare becomes the more profitable choice. 2) Shrink Government by introducing the same efficiencies and technology that have transformed every aspect of the private sector, cutting the dependency on human Every time it's been tried, cutting tax rates has always spurred economic growth and job creation. I will not only oppose all tax increases, but I will work to lower the tax burden on every Californian. 4. Defend our inalienable, God-given, natural rights: that of life (the unborn and elderly), liberty (Self Defense and the Second Amendment) and property (Private Property Rights) from Government infringement. Life: I believe that life begins at conception, and that it is the duty of our government to protect all life. As your Represenative, I will vote to defund Planned Parenthood, and will never give my vote to an Omnibus bill containing any funding for Planned Parenthood. 5. Take care of our Veterans. This starts with respect. We live in the greatest country on earth, thanks to their sacrifice. We must prioritize Veterans healthcare and treat them better than illegal aliens. That starts with reforming the VA, and allowing Veterans to see private non-VA doctors in order to expedite and improve their care rather than sentence them to long wait times in a failed system. As Americans we must acknowledge the traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that afflict many of those who return home, seemingly healthy and whole, but who are left to fight this hidden killer alone. And then we must treat them accordingly as we would like to see ourselves or a family member treated. Making these changes is a starting point to keeping our promises to those willing to sacrifice everything for our freedom. In order to cover additional costs, we need to eliminate all benefits paid by taxpayers for illegal aliens, cut wasteful government departments, bureaucracy, and reduce the size and scope of government to a Constitutional footprint. 6. Stand with the President against Islamic Terrorism. I fully support President Trump's travel ban and believe it should be enforced. At present we have no way to vet immigrants from Muslim countries to determine who are radicalized with the intent to slaughter innocent Americans in the name of Allah. Rather than voting to fund the Obama refugee program like my opponent did, I believe it should be defunded and ended completely. After San Bernardino, I will never apologize or be politically correct about the threat that took the life of the father of two boys who play on my son's football team. This is deeply personal to me, and I will never be silent no matter what the outcry from the leftist enablers of Radical Islam within our Federal Government. Block immigration from all terror-sponsoring or terror-tolerating countries. There is no Constitutional right to come to the United States. All Mosques which teach jihad, or embrace the radical sects, should be on watch by the FBI and other national security agencies, infiltrated for the purpose of preventing another San Bernardino type terrorist attack. (One of my neighbors, a 37-year old father of 6, who's sons played football on my son's team. This is deeply personal to me.) We should block the implementation of Sharia Law and not grant Muslims any special treatment within any of our institutions. Once granted, those special exemptions are impossible to undo. The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom "of" religion, not special treatment of any one faith. 7. Reduce the size and scope of the Federal Government. End the IRS, End the Dept of Education and End federal oversight via Common Core over local education. The Founders intended for us to rule ourselves—instead of having multiple layers of bureaucracy attempting to micromanage our lives. By allowing the mission of government to creep so quietly into so many aspects of our lives, we are witnessing the slow, painful death of our Liberty and our natural, God-given rights. When Government expands, freedom must necessarily contract. What our Federal Government must do is that which is enumerated in the Constitution and nothing more. Mankind has always shown an inordinate capacity to abuse power. The Founders reacted to this human failing, by splitting the power into distinct branches with specifically enumerated duties. This keeps any one branch from becoming "king". And the branches of gov't counterbalance each other, the design of which was to keep each branch in check. 8. Support parental rights to make medical decisions for their children rather than government mandates. As Americans, one thing we cherish above all is liberty and the freedom to make medical decisions for ourselves and our children, rather than have government make them for us. God gave children to parents, not the state. I will oppose any and all attempts by the Federal Government to come between you and your child. A lot of people in the media characterize me as 'anti-vaccination', but if I am, that’s news to me—and my kids. I vaccinated my boys. All of them. But only after reading all the pro’s and cons. Perhaps making an informed choice for the health of my children is ‘extreme’ to some people, I don’t know, but on that issue I’m Pro-Choice. During my time in the Assembly, and for a few years after, I engaged in a battle to protect the very limited freedom that Californians had to ‘opt out’ of some or all vaccinations. I don’t believe the government should be the final say on what goes into a child’s body; that right belongs to his/her parents. California achieved some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, while also respecting the right of individuals, allowing medical, and personal belief exemptions. Now, that delicate balance has been destroyed by the legislation I fought against and the freedom to make that choice for yourself and your child has been outlawed. 9.Stand for the first amendment and end censorship in silicon valley. Increasingly, we see the rise of new monopolies in Silicon Valley conglomerates control most of digital and social media. Companies like Twitter, Google, Facebook, Apple, etc. are openly political and use their incredible reach to censor and silence any speech they don’t like. Free Speech rights and the First Amendment must be protected everywhere—even in this new digital space. On August 6th, 2018, Big Tech including Apple, Google, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify colluded to ban speech they don't like. This is way beyond a fight over fake community standards (which the hateful left somehow never violates), nor is it strictly about #FreeSpeech, since these tech titans are technically 'private companies' which are publicly owned by shareholders. There's something much more sinister at play, straight out of Orwell's 1984. Conservatives are being unpersonned. Now, you may not agree with them. That's not the point. When the platform for '#freespeech' is effectively owned and controlled by a handful of monolithic corporations, your right to '#freespeech' can be 'vaporized' for all intents and purposes. That's because they have the unilateral power to 'de-platform' someone they don't agree with, essentially erasing their footprint from the digital 'public square'. The First Amendment specifically protects the power of the press to be the watchdog of government, but who's watching the watchdog and who can control it when it becomes a monster? And those targeted are naturally those who've become the biggest threat to the collusion of the media and the political establishment. That means only conservatives, constitutionalists and supporters of President Trump. 10.Land Use/Federal Control: The Federal government claims "ownership" of close to half of our land in California (45.8%), something the framers of the Constitution never could have envisioned. Federal land use in the West and in California, in particular, needs to be re-evaluated in the interests of citizens of each state. By converting tracts of Federal land back to state control, the land could potentially be used for productive purposes, and better serve the interests of the people of California, and the 8th District. 11. Pro-Life: I’m one hundred percent Pro-Life! I believe life is a gift from God, and begins at conception. I will be a co-author on the Heartbeat Protection Act (HR 490), and I’ll never vote to give one Red Cent of taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood. [6] |
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| —Tim Donnelly for Congress[7] | ||
2016
The following issues were listed on Donnelly's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Donnelly served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Elections and Redistricting, Vice chair |
| • Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Audit |
| • Joint Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Donnelly served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education, Vice chair |
| • Legislative Audit |
| • Revenue and Taxation, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
| • Rules |
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2014
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2013
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2012
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Noteworthy events
In April 2012, Donnelly pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges for attempting to take a loaded pistol onto a commercial flight.[8] Donnelly, who said it was an honest mistake, received a sentence of three years probation and a $2,215 fine.[9]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Sun, "Tim Donnelly announces run against Rep. Cook," March 11, 2016
- ↑ Tim Donnelly for Governor, "Home Page," accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddonnellyissues - ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Some California legislators bring arrest records to their campaigns," May 5, 2012
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Tim Donnelly gets fine, probation after plea on gun charges," March 26, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by K.H. Achadjian (R) |
California State Assembly District 33 2012-2014 |
Succeeded by Jay Obernolte (R) |
| Preceded by Anthony Adams (I) |
California Assembly District 59 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D) |
