Ann Ravel
Ann Ravel was a member of the Federal Election Commission. She assumed office on October 25, 2013. She left office on March 1, 2017.
Ravel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 15. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Ravel was a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). She submitted her letter of resignation to President Donald Trump (R) on February 19, 2017.[1][2]
Ravel was confirmed by the Senate on October 25, 2013, by unanimous consent. In 2015, she was chairwoman of the FEC. In 2014, Ravel was vice chairwoman.[3]
The FEC is led by six members. The six members are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. They each serve six-year terms, with two seats up for appointment every two years. To prevent partisanship, no more than three members can be from the same political party, and there is a four-vote minimum for any proposal to be passed. Chairs of the commission serve one-year terms and are limited to one term as chair during their tenure.[4]
In 2020, Ravel participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Biography
According to her FEC bio page, Ravel "has served as an elected Governor on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, a member of the Judicial Council of the State of California, and Chair of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation." Before practicing law, Ravel earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and she earned her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.[3]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Ravel's academic, professional, and political career:[3]
- 2013-2017: Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission (FEC)
- 2015: Chairwoman of the FEC
- 2014: Vice Chairwoman of the FEC
- 2011-2013: Chairwoman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission
- 2009-2011: Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Torts and Consumer Litigation in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice
- 1998-2009: Attorney in the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office; appointed County Counsel
- 2007: Named Attorney of the Year by the State Bar of California
Confirmation vote
Ravel was confirmed by the Senate on October 25, 2013, by unanimous consent.[3]
Resignation
Ravel submitted her letter of resignation to President Donald Trump on February 19, 2017. Ravel wrote, “I respectfully urge you to prioritize campaign finance reform to remedy the significant problems identified during the last election cycle. Disclosure laws need to be strengthened; the mistaken jurisprudence of Citizens United reexamined; public financing of candidates ought to be expanded to reduce reliance on the wealthy; and commissioners who will carry out the mandates of the law should be appointed to the expired terms at the FEC.”[2][1]
Elections
2020
See also: California State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Senate District 15
Dave Cortese defeated Ann Ravel in the general election for California State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Cortese (D)  | 54.8 | 212,207 |
 | Ann Ravel (D) | 45.2 | 175,203 | |
| Total votes: 387,410 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 15
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 15 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Cortese (D) | 33.9 | 79,507 |
| ✔ | | Ann Ravel (D) | 22.1 | 51,752 |
 | Nora Campos (D) | 16.9 | 39,683 | |
 | Robert P. Howell (R) | 10.2 | 23,840 | |
 | Johnny Khamis (Independent) | 10.1 | 23,747 | |
| Ken Del Valle (R) | 6.1 | 14,280 | ||
| Tim Gildersleeve (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,635 | ||
| Total votes: 234,444 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Candidate Conversations
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Ann Ravel steps down from FEC in letter urging Trump to embrace campaign finance reform," accessed February 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medium.com, "Departing the Federal Election Commission," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FEC.gov, "Ann Ravel," accessed May 11, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "About the FEC," accessed June 27, 2012
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