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Sophia Gonzales Scherman

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Sophia Gonzales Scherman
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Florin Resource Conservation District/Elk Grove Water District At-large
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2024
Years in position
10

Sophia Gonzales Scherman is an at-large member on the Florin Resource Conservation District's Elk Grove Water District in Sacramento County, California. Scherman won a first term in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Scherman was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 9 of the California State Assembly.


Elections

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2016)
Florin County Water District, At-Large General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Medina 44.76% 48,984
Green check mark transparent.png Sophia Gonzales Scherman 29.48% 32,259
Elliot Mulberg 25.50% 27,904
Write-in votes 0.27% 294
Total Votes 109,441
Source: Sacramento County, "Official Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," December 5, 2016

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Scherman ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 9. She was defeated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[1][2][3]

California State Assembly, District 9 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Pan Incumbent 39.9% 24,617
     Democratic Tom Santos 13.3% 8,200
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAntonio Amador 16.3% 10,060
     Republican Edward Nemeth 11.1% 6,823
     Republican Sophia Gonzales Scherman 16.3% 10,029
     Peace and Freedom C.T. Weber 3.2% 1,950
Total Votes 61,679

Campaign themes

2012

Scherman's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]

  • Reduce regulations that prevent businesses from creating jobs.
  • Balance the budget without raising taxes.
  • Protect our water rights & Agricultural lands.
  • Audit every department to identify and eliminate fraud or waste.
  • Improve schools by holding teachers & administrators accountable.
  • Reform public pensions to control costs.
  • Make the Legislature operate by the same rules they impose on citizens & businesses.

See also

Sacramento County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
  2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Campaign website
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