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Tim Gorsulowsky
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

East Texas Baptist University

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Baptist
Profession
Small business owner
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Tim Gorsulowsky (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 26. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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

Gorsulowsky was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 9 of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.

Gorsulowsky was a candidate for the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education in California. He ran against three fellow candidates in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Tim Gorsulowsky lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Gorsulowsky grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from East Texas Baptist University. He moved to California in 1987 to work with his brother on a dermatology surgical practice. Gorsulowsky later began his own security business in Silicon Valley that grew to have an average of 150 employees. He moved to Elk Grove in 2012.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 26

Incumbent Evan Low defeated Tim Gorsulowsky in the general election for California State Assembly District 26 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evan Low
Evan Low (D)
 
74.0
 
81,595
Image of Tim Gorsulowsky
Tim Gorsulowsky (R) Candidate Connection
 
26.0
 
28,616

Total votes: 110,211
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 26

Incumbent Evan Low and Tim Gorsulowsky defeated Long Jiao in the primary for California State Assembly District 26 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evan Low
Evan Low (D)
 
66.9
 
45,916
Image of Tim Gorsulowsky
Tim Gorsulowsky (R) Candidate Connection
 
23.7
 
16,289
Image of Long Jiao
Long Jiao (D)
 
9.4
 
6,434

Total votes: 68,639
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: California State Assembly 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.[3]

Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Tim Gorsulowsky in the California State Assembly District 9 general election.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Cooper Incumbent 66.77% 109,979
     Republican Tim Gorsulowsky 33.23% 54,729
Total Votes 164,708
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Jim Cooper and Tim Gorsulowsky were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 9 Blanket primary.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 9 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Cooper Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Gorsulowsky

2014

Elk Grove Unified Board of Education

See also: Elk Grove Unified School District elections (2014)Three seats on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. No incumbent filed to run for re-election in Trustee Area 2, leaving the race to four candidates: Nicholas Aaron Webster, James Letoa, Tim Gorsulowsky and Crystal Martinez-Alire. Martinez-Alire won the seat. In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Bobbie Singh-Allen ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Elizabeth Marie Albiani, candidate for Trustee Area 5, also ran unopposed and won election to the board by default.
Results
Elk Grove Unified School District,
Trustee Area 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Martinez-Alire 50.8% 26,601
     Nonpartisan James Letoa 19.9% 10,436
     Nonpartisan Nicholas Aaron Webster 16.6% 8,697
     Nonpartisan Tim Gorsulowsky 12.2% 6,381
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.4% 217
Total Votes 52,332
Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results: General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014
Funding

The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.[8]

Endorsements

Gorsulowsky received endorsements from the Sacramento County Republican Party and the Sacramento Republican Women Federated.[9][10] He also received endorsements from a number of individuals. A list of his supporters can be found here.

California State Assembly

See also: California State Assembly elections, 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. Jim Cooper (D) and Darrell R. Fong (D) defeated Diana Rodriguez-Suruki (D), Tim Gorsulowsky (R) and Manuel J. Martin (R) in the blanket primary. Cooper defeated Fong in the general election.[11][12][13]

California State Assembly, District 9, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Cooper 55.5% 50,188
     Democratic Darrell R. Fong 44.5% 40,220
Total Votes 90,408
California State Assembly, District 9 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Cooper 31.1% 18,923
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell R. Fong 29.2% 17,752
     Republican Tim Gorsulowsky 18% 10,938
     Republican Manuel J. Martin 13.3% 8,111
     Democratic Diana Rodriguez-Suruki 8.4% 5,080
Total Votes 60,804

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Tim Gorsulowsky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gorsulowsky's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Tim Gorsulowsky was raised in Shreveport, La. In 1987, after graduating from college, he moved to California to help his brother organize a new dermatology surgical practice. He graduated in 1981 from Dallas Institute Of Mortuary Science, and in 1987 from East Texas Baptist University with a Bachelors' Degree in Business with continued education in the MBA program.

While in California, the opportunity arose to open a security services company in San Jose. This company, started in 1994, ultimately expanded into a 165-employee operation with more than $4 million in annual revenue. Since, Tim has started numerous like companies in California. His philosophy in the business sector was to always treat his employees with high regard, while continually giving his clients personal attention. It was unusual to maintain an employee and contract base for an extended five to 10 years before that, he said. He says his philosophy and business technique proved this longevity could actually be accomplished.

“I’m the kind of person to jump in and take care of others,”

Tim Gorsulowsky moved from Saratoga California to Cupertino in 2017

  • Security and Safety; Security and Safety First: With over 25 years as a security provider in California, it is clear that laws have allowed an unsafe environment for Californians. In the past few years, we have seen laws like Proposition 47 dilute our ability to charge criminal activity and allow criminals to walk the streets. When Elected, I will change the laws in California to give law enforcement the opportunity to charge criminals, and District Attorneys the ability to prosecute with success. I am very pleased to offer my service to our District where I have worked for 35 years. I am good at what I do, and have a lot of EXPERIENCE where it counts.
  • Education; While California was a leader in Economic Strength, the Education System was left behind. It is prudent for California to regain the Number 1 status in our Educational System. Common Core was proven to be unsuccessful in our training abilities throughtout the State.
  • Environment; We have seen our trees destroyed by allowing people to randomly remove trees, our forests are not cared for properly allowing huge fires to destroy of our forests. I will work to change the course of our environment. The air we breathe can be much better in California with regulation on NEW Construction. Green energy is not regulated properly, and needs prompt attention by someone who genuinely cares. I want to tighened the regulation on chemicals in the air and ground. I will prioritize changes in our fire regions by regulating the fire-proof policies that will assist in deflecting damage during a fast moving fire. The care of our State Parks need to be a Priority, as we need to preserve and protect the beauty of our State
I am vitally concerned with the safety of our citizens. Our laws have allowed criminals set free, prisons closed and prisoners turned out in the streets. Our people are living in fear due to the changes made in the Judicial System in California. With Prop. 47, 57 and Judicial Deferment. These laws have allowed criminal acts to go unpunished, with criminals repeating the identical crimes over and over. This has to stop! I will work and change the direction our people have been subjected over the past few years.

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2014

Gorsulowsky highlighted the following statements on his campaign website:

Mission Statement

As your School Board Trustee, I will personally work with the School Administrators to address issues within the School District. It is my goal to enhance the communication between the Board and School leaders to better facilitate the results.

Vision Statement

The ultimate goal of the School Board will be; present a close relationship with the community, and offer a collective involvement. This process will assist in achieving a greater reward to the students future.[14]

—Tim Gorsulowsky's school board campaign website (2014)[15]


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Contest/Candidate Proof List 2014 General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
  2. Tim Gorsulowsky for Elk Grove School Board, "Values," accessed October 22, 2014 (dead link)
  3. California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  4. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  5. California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  6. California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  7. California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  8. Email submitted to Ballotpedia from the Sacramento County Voter Registration Office on October 27, 2014
  9. Sacramento Republican Women Federated, Northern Division, "November 2014," accessed October 22, 2014
  10. Tim Gorsulowsky for Elk Grove School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
  11. California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  12. California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  13. California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  14. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  15. Tim Gorsulowsky for Elk Grove School Board, "Capacity Building," accessed September 24, 2014


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