William Pearce

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William Pearce

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

William Pearce ran for election to the Riverside City Council to represent Ward 7 in California. Pearce lost in the general runoff election on November 5, 2019.

Pearce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Riverside, California (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Riverside City Council Ward 7

Steven Hemenway defeated William Pearce in the general runoff election for Riverside City Council Ward 7 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steven Hemenway (Nonpartisan)	54.7	1,651
	Submit photo	William Pearce (Nonpartisan)	45.3	1,367

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,018
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General election

General election for Riverside City Council Ward 7

The following candidates ran in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 7 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steven Hemenway (Nonpartisan)	45.1	1,248
✔	Submit photo	William Pearce (Nonpartisan)	31.3	866
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Torres Jr. (Nonpartisan)	12.0	333
	Submit photo	John Denilofs (Nonpartisan)	4.9	135
	Submit photo	Maartin Rossouw (Nonpartisan)	3.5	96
	Submit photo	Thomas Jordan (Nonpartisan)	3.2	88

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,766 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

William Pearce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pearce's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Putting the Riverside Transmission Reliability Project underground near homes, doing more to combat homelessness, opposing high density developments.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Spending tax dollars wisely to serve the public good, not special interests.

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

My great-grandmother Faye Dastrup who spent decades in local public service fighting for good quality of life for residents.

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

Integrity, communication skills in the primary languages to serve the community.

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

Integrity. English and Spanish skills.

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

To ensure that the City of Riverside is a place where people can enjoy high quality of life without breaking the bank paying for basic government services.

What legacy would you like to leave?

That my children know how much I love them and that I did my best to teach them correct principles. No matter what we do professionally real success is measured in our families.

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

I was only in early elementary school, but I do remember cartoons being interrupted for the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. A friend of mine in school was from Romania so it was a big deal.

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

Baker's Drive Thru at McKinley and Magnolia. I was a cashier and it lasted 4 or 5 months until I found better paying work.

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

Any holiday I can sleep in.

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

Knowing Spanish would be very helpful since nearly half of the residents here are native Spanish speakers. I speak Spanish so that would be very helpful.

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

No, most incumbents at any level of government have very low approval ratings and only win elections through name recognition, not by how well they do their jobs. If people voted based on job approval instead of marketing then very few elected representatives over the last decade in any office anywhere in the country would still hold office.

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