Veronika Fimbres

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Veronika Fimbres

Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1972 - 1974

Personal

Birthplace

Detroit, Mich.

Religion

Spiritual

Profession

Intensive Comfort Care nurse for hospice and palliative care patients

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Veronika Fimbres (Green Party) ran for election for California Commissioner of Insurance. She lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.

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

Fimbres was a 2018 Green Party write-in candidate for governor of California. She initially announced her intention to run as a regular candidate, but she was not included in the certified list of candidates after the filing deadline.

Biography

Veronika Fimbres was born in Detroit, Michigan. Fimbres served in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1974. Her career experience includes working as an intensive comfort care nurse for hospice and palliative care patients. Fimbres' previous professional experience includes working as a licensed cosmetologist. She served as a Commissioner of Veterans Affairs for San Francisco from 1997 to 2012. Fimbres is a member of the Alexander Hamilton Post 448, American Legion in San Francisco.

Elections

2022

See also: California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for California Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Ricardo Lara defeated Robert P. Howell in the general election for California Commissioner of Insurance on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricardo Lara (D)	59.9	6,355,915
		Robert P. Howell (R)	40.1	4,249,391

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,605,306
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California Commissioner of Insurance

The following candidates ran in the primary for California Commissioner of Insurance on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricardo Lara (D)	35.9	2,414,744
✔		Robert P. Howell (R)	18.1	1,216,322
		Marc Levine (D)	18.0	1,208,645
		Greg Conlon (R)	16.2	1,086,683
		Eugene Allen (D)	3.8	258,040
		Nathalie Hrizi (Peace and Freedom Party)	2.8	190,414
		Veronika Fimbres (G)	1.9	129,762
	Submit photo	Jasper Jackson (D)	1.9	124,955
	Submit photo	Robert Molnar (Independent)	1.4	94,163

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,723,728
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Endorsements

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2021

Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question

Gavin Newsom recall, 2021

Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election on September 14, 2021.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	38.1	4,894,473
		✔	No	61.9	7,944,092
			Total Votes		12,838,565

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It has been certified. Source

Gavin Newsom replacement question

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General election

Special general election for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Larry Elder (R)	48.4	3,563,867
		Kevin Paffrath (D)	9.6	706,778
		Kevin Faulconer (R)	8.0	590,346
		Brandon Ross (D)	5.3	392,029
		John Cox (R)	4.1	305,095
		Kevin Kiley (R)	3.5	255,490
		Jacqueline McGowan (D)	2.9	214,242
		Joel Ventresca (D)	2.5	186,345
		Daniel Watts (D)	2.3	167,355
		Holly Baade (D)	1.3	92,218
		Patrick Kilpatrick (D)	1.2	86,617
		Armando Perez-Serrato (D)	1.2	85,061
		Caitlyn Jenner (R)	1.0	75,215
		John Drake (D)	0.9	68,545
		Daniel Kapelovitz (G)	0.9	64,375
		Jeff Hewitt (L)	0.7	50,378
		Ted Gaines (R)	0.7	47,937
		Angelyne (No party preference)	0.5	35,900
		David Moore (No party preference)	0.4	31,224
		Anthony Trimino (R)	0.4	28,101
		Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.4	26,204
		Michael Loebs (No party preference)	0.3	25,468
		Heather Collins (G)	0.3	24,260
		Major Singh (No party preference)	0.3	21,394
		David Lozano (R)	0.3	19,945
		Denver Stoner (R)	0.3	19,588
		Samuel Gallucci (R)	0.2	18,134
		Steven Chavez Lodge (R)	0.2	17,435
		Jenny Rae Le Roux (R)	0.2	16,032
		David Bramante (R)	0.2	11,501
		Diego Martinez (R)	0.1	10,860
		Robert Newman (R)	0.1	10,602
		Sarah Stephens (R)	0.1	10,583
		Dennis Richter (No party preference)	0.1	10,468
		Major Williams (R) (Write-in)	0.1	8,965
		Denis Lucey (No party preference)	0.1	8,182
		James Hanink (No party preference)	0.1	7,193
		Daniel Mercuri (R)	0.1	7,110
		Chauncey Killens (R)	0.1	6,879
		Leo Zacky (R)	0.1	6,099
		Kevin Kaul (No party preference)	0.1	5,600
		David Hillberg (R)	0.1	4,435
		Adam Papagan (No party preference)	0.1	4,021
		Rhonda Furin (R)	0.1	3,964
		Nickolas Wildstar (R)	0.1	3,811
		Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference)	0.0	2,894
		Joe Symmon (R)	0.0	2,397
	Submit photo	Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	137
	Submit photo	Roxanne (D) (Write-in)	0.0	116
	Submit photo	Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in)	0.0	81
	Submit photo	Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	68
	Submit photo	Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,361,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Blake (R)
• Mariana Dawson (No party preference)
• Veronika Fimbres (G)
• Elizabeth Floyd (No party preference)
• Wayne Frazier (R)
• Timothy Herode (R)
• Luis Huang (D)
• Jimih Jones (R)
• Paul Mesrop Kurdian (No party preference)
• Carla Canada (No party preference)
• Mary Cook (No party preference)
• Torr Leonard (D)
• Jeremy Lupoli (D)
• Louis J. Marinelli, III (R)
• Christopher Mason (R)
• John Pierce (R)
• Patrick Rakus Jr. (R)
• Frank Wade (D)
• Marc Roth (No party preference)
• Christopher Carlson (G)
• Douglas Deitch (D)
• Bryan Farley (D)
• Justin Hubbard (R)
• Jason Dixon (D)
• Sean Harrison (R)
• Ronald Palmieri (D)
• Ben Zandpour (No party preference)
• Robert Davidson Griffis (D)
• A. Shantz (G)
• Adam Hadjinian (No party preference)
• Michael Lynn Gabriel (No party preference)
• Hilaire Shioura (No party preference)
• Lee Olson (No party preference)
• Joseph Luciano (R)
• Steven Fitzgerald (R)
• Anthony Fanara (D)
• Jemiss Nazar (No party preference)
• Kevin Abushi (R)
• Joseph Amey (American Independent Party of California)

2018

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of California

Gavin Newsom defeated John Cox in the general election for Governor of California on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gavin Newsom (D)	61.9	7,721,410
		John Cox (R)	38.1	4,742,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,464,235 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of California on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gavin Newsom (D)	33.7	2,343,792
✔		John Cox (R)	25.4	1,766,488
		Antonio Villaraigosa (D)	13.3	926,394
		Travis Allen (R)	9.5	658,798
		John Chiang (D)	9.4	655,920
		Delaine Eastin (D)	3.4	234,869
		Amanda Renteria (D)	1.3	93,446
		Robert Newman (R)	0.6	44,674
		Michael Shellenberger (D)	0.5	31,692
		Peter Liu (R)	0.4	27,336
		Yvonne Girard (R)	0.3	21,840
		Gloria La Riva (Peace and Freedom Party)	0.3	19,075
	Submit photo	Juan Bribiesca (D)	0.3	17,586
		Josh Jones (G)	0.2	16,131
		Zoltan Gyurko Istvan (L)	0.2	14,462
	Submit photo	Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D)	0.2	12,026
		Nickolas Wildstar (L)	0.2	11,566
	Submit photo	Robert Davidson Griffis (D)	0.2	11,103
		Akinyemi Agbede (D)	0.1	9,380
	Submit photo	Thomas Jefferson Cares (D)	0.1	8,937
		Christopher Carlson (G)	0.1	7,302
		Klement Tinaj (D)	0.1	5,368
		Hakan Mikado (Independent)	0.1	5,346
	Submit photo	Johnny Wattenburg (Independent)	0.1	4,973
		Desmond Silveira (Independent)	0.1	4,633
		Shubham Goel (Independent)	0.1	4,020
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Edward Taylor (Independent)	0.1	3,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,961,130
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Boris Romanowsky (Independent)
• Robert Kleinberger (R)
• Lindsey Neil Shortland (Independent)
• George Konik (R)
• Scot Sturtevant (Independent)
• Ted Crisell (D)
• James Tran (Independent)
• Jacob Morris (R)
• Michael Bilger (Independent)
• Andy Blanch (Independent)
• Daniel Amare (R)
• David Bush (Independent)
• David Hadley (R)
• Grant Handzlik (Independent)
• David Asem (D)
• Stasyi Barth (R)
• Michael Bracamontes (D)
• Analila Joya (Independent)
• Harmesh Kumar (D)
• Joshua Laine (Independent)
• John Leslie-Brown (R)
• Frederic Prinz von Anhalt (Independent)
• Timothy Richardson (Independent)
• Brian Domingo (R)
• Doug Ose (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a California Licensed Nurse, specializing in Hospice and Palliative Care, as an Intensive Comfort Care Nurse. (End of Life.) Vietnam Era, Navy Veteran, Transgender Woman. Unapologetically , Black!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• It is time for transformative change in politics, and I am the vessel of that change.
• Healthcare is a right. Industrial Nations everywhere have it, we need to understand why we don't.
• People, planet, clean air, and H2O, ending the use of fossil fuels, and dealing directly with climate change, that brings so many fires in California.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Single Payer, Universal Healthcare.
Restructuring the Insurance Industry so it works in favor of the consumer, and benefits the consumer.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

It regulates the insurance industry, makes sure policies and regulations are honored and followed. Receive complaints from the people and resolves them. There are state laws that must be followed within that process, of being office holder. There must be transparency and you can not regulate an agency if your are taking money from the people you are supposed to be regulating. They need to be someone above reproach, and not be a corporate "tool"

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my parents. Though my Dad is now deceased, he was a good man, and loved me unconditionally, even when I came out as Trans. My Mom has always loved me unconditionally, and she was my inspiration for becoming a nurse. She always took such pride in ironing her nursing uniform, and starching and pressing her nursing cap. Being a trailblazer, there is no example of who I'd like to follow. I'd like to make my own path, and have others follow me. That is what born leaders do.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

There is no particular book, but I do recommend looking up the Green Party of The United States, online/ That way they can educate themselves as to what we stand for, and our policies and beliefs, such as the "Four Pillars," and our "Ten key Values." it is how I familiarized myself about the party, prior to joining, in 2003.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe that honesty, integrity and transparency are the best gifts to have for an elected official. Also, the ability to listen to your constituents and the people that you are/were elected to serve. The public will love you for that, as honesty is almost once again, a novel concept!

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am honest and possess integrity, and compassion. I listen, and I pay attention. One of the advantages I have over the other candidates, sans the incumbent, is that I served as Commissioner, successfully on a local level. I am the first Transgender Commissioner in the history of the City and County of San Francisco. I was appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and then served at the pleasure of Mayor's Willie Lewis Brown, Jr., Gavin Newsom, and the late, Ed Lee. I served for fourteen years and eight months.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

As California Insurance Commissioner, my staff and the Department of Insurance (“CDI”) will be in charge of regulating insurance companies, agents, brokers, and public adjusters doing business in our state. Our state laws and regulations protect consumers against unfair insurance practices. The Insurance Commissioner’s job is to make sure insurance companies live up to their promises and have enough money to pay claims. As your Insurance Commissioner, I vow to uphold the state's laws and regulations on these issues, and will work with the state leaders to help ensure we get UNIVERSAL single payer comprehensive HEALTH care for ALL Californians

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave the legacy that as a Black Woman, a Trans Woman, Nurse, and Veteran, that by being the best that I can be for the people, the Californians that I wish to serve . . . that I not only broke the patriarchal "Two-Party System," but I broke the "glass ceiling!" The most important thing is that I delivered on my promise to bring Californians single-payer healthcare.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was in forth grade, and I was eleven years old. I came out of class at class changed and the Assistant Principal, Miss Vlute was crying, while herding us through the hall for our next class. She said that President Kennedy has been shot, and he's dead! I burst out crying immediately. He was the Black Communities "Great White Hope!" It was devastating! Still remember the pain, when I think about it, even now..

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a pre-teen and it didn't last too long. I worked at a Jewish Synagogue in Detroit, Michigan. I worked in the kitchen, rolling kosher links in egg yolk. The synagogue charged minimum of $300.00 per place setting, so they had huge weddings and events, and made a fortune. The guy that took me to work would drink in the car, and it made me uncomfortable.

What is your favorite book? Why?

"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," by Maya Angelou. It is my favorite song, because I can relate to what the main character went through, being sexually assaulted, and the PTSD aftereffects.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Mary Poppins, because when she measured herself on the tape measure, it said her name, and "practically perfect, in every way!

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

The theme song from the Bette Davis classic, :Now Voyager. It is so moving!

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

It was being overweight, but I no longer have that struggle. I lost another person, over 140# Ecstatic!

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Being effective, and making sure that you do the job, to the very best of your ability.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

The Insurance Commissioner does not make laws!

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Not necessarily, but it certainly can't hurt.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency. They must work for Californians, and not Corporations!

Tell us your favorite joke.

I am a horrible joke teller, and things others find particularly funny, I sometimes don't. it was a joke by Henny Youngman. He was always famous for his one liners. "I went to a seafood restaurant today. The Catch of the Day, was Salmonella!"

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2021

Veronika Fimbres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

Fimbres stated the following about her political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:

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There are more than two parties in the race. Time for a "Real Change! Real and Genuine person! Been where you have been. Let's rise together!

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