Tony Teora
Tony Teora was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 71 of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Teora's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
| “ | Tony is committed to Liberty, Peace and Prosperity and strongly believes in the US Constitution. He considers himself a ‘centrist’ and not a party controlled candidate. He will vote his conscious and not that of a political action committee, a special money interest or even the party line if he does not agree his vote is in the best interests of the people.[2] | ” |
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 Brian Jones (R) did not seek re-election.
Randy Voepel defeated Leo Hamel in the California State Assembly District 71 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 71 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Randy Voepel |
65.79% | 108,049 | |
| Republican | Leo Hamel | 34.21% | 56,184 | |
| Total Votes | 164,233 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Randy Voepel and Leo Hamel defeated Tony Teora in the California State Assembly District 71 Blanket primary.[6][7]
| California State Assembly, District 71 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Randy Voepel |
59.87% | 51,857 | |
| Republican | Leo Hamel |
27.70% | 23,990 | |
| Republican | Tony Teora | 12.43% | 10,770 | |
| Total Votes | 86,617 | |||
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. Incumbent Brian W. Jones (R) and Tony Teora (R) defeated write-in candidate Howard L. Katz (D) in the blanket primary.[8] Jones defeated Teora in the general election.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian W. Jones Incumbent |
70.6% | 64,613 | |
| Republican | Tony Teora | 29.4% | 26,935 | |
| Total Votes | 91,548 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Brian W. Jones Incumbent |
76.1% | 40,326 | |
| Republican | Tony Teora |
23.7% | 12,573 | |
| Democratic | Howard L. Katz (Write-in) | 0.2% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 53,008 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tony + Teora + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 71
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Tony Teora on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ tonyteora.org, "About Tony," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 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, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
