David Hillberg

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David Hillberg

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1977 - 1981

Personal

Birthplace

California

Religion

Christian

Profession

FAA certified Aviation Mechanic

Contact

Campaign website

David Hillberg (independent) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of California. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.

Hillberg (Republican Party) also ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 34. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 7, 2022.

Biography

David Hillberg was born in Ingelwood, California. Hillberg served in the U.S. Army from 1977 to 1981. His career experience includes working as a FAA certified aviation mechanic, actor, producer, and director.

Elections

2022

California Lieutenant Governor election

See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of California

Incumbent Eleni Kounalakis defeated Angela Underwood Jacobs in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of California on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleni Kounalakis (D)	59.7	6,418,119
		Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)	40.3	4,332,602

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,750,721
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of California

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eleni Kounalakis (D)	52.7	3,617,121
✔		Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)	19.9	1,365,468
		David Fennell (R)	13.4	922,493
	Submit photo	Clint Saunders (R)	4.5	306,216
		Jeffrey Highbear Morgan (D)	3.3	229,121
		Mohammad Arif (Peace and Freedom Party)	2.7	183,150
		William Saacke (D)	2.5	171,800
		David Hillberg (Independent)	1.1	74,289
		James Orlando Ogle III (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,869,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Sebel (R)
• Boris Romanowsky (Independent)

California State Senate election

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 34

Incumbent Tom Umberg defeated Rhonda Shader in the general election for California State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Umberg (D)	58.8	96,419
		Rhonda Shader (R)	41.2	67,633

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 164,052
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 34

Incumbent Tom Umberg and Rhonda Shader advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 34 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Umberg (D)	58.3	55,525
✔		Rhonda Shader (R)	41.7	39,728

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,253
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Hillberg (R)

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)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

David Hillberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hillberg's 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 just an aircraft mechanic and Actor been doing these for a long while been a California citizen a little longer than that ,prior LASD aero bureau and Border Patrol ,

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?

• Nancy said "no one is above the law" I'd like to that to be so , no matter how many politicians I throw out or imprison
• The removal of Newson is just the tip of the iceberg many Legislative people also need to go as do some federal representatives
• I will not promise what the constitutions and law prohibit me from doing and that of our legislature

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

the horrid predicament that the lack of lawful and constitutional governance has caused over the years , and the unintended consequences of the administrative branch which rubber stamped despotic and tyrannical edicts upon the citizens

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

All my old school teachers

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

the Bible, the constitutions of the state and federal government any history book or journals of the founders

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

be honest, be caring to the whole, keep your morals and character intact , I attended a survey for Barbra Boxer around the 90s and we were a mixed bag of political beliefs and parties we all didn't care for which party we al did care about a lawful acting and constitutionally restricted governance no matter which , today we have the bad actors and the bad observers and not one in government will hold accountable those who walk the halls of power who harm the country or the citizens

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

I will find that out when I get there . I like to do a good job and I like to see others succeed in their quests

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

there are too many to list and micro managing is not one of them

What legacy would you like to leave?

I don't care, others write your legacy, if you worry about your own then you're not doing your job. most of them are complete fabrications

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

moon landing for the positive

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

I was about 12 when I started work at Jack Skellenger's machine shop for the summer between school sessions

What is your favorite book? Why?

aircraft manuals you learn a lot even when the plot and story line is predictable almost like the Bible but with less numbers

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

Captain James T Kirk he got all the exotic women and his crew rocked

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

I hum too many to myself to keep tract

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

Deaths of friends in the aviation industry, Accidents illness's and old age . and a lot of learned idiots who own airplanes nd helicopters

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

Cleaning out the graft and corruption the biased power and injustices made upon the citizens by an off the rail and dysfunctional governance , all other issues will be corrected in due time when those who suppose to represent you start doing so again .. many of those favorite despots and tyrants will be, if I had my way seeing prison time or removal from office for their continued and past crimes

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

reigning in the bad apples and promoting the good crop of political leaders ,many of the Governors actions are usually delegated by their respective officers I will demand a lot of those people and expect so in return

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

enough to fund the right stuff and cut the obvious waste, there will be a lot of discussions and advice going around

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

as much as possible to cut the fat and pork .. or to support the constitution

If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?

I will work with what and who is available,, I can only support the constitution and enforce law as for the direction of the state? lets see how much good we can encourage

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

well here it was a rubber stamping of idiocy of the governor in concert with the legislature those unelected power brokers need to take a back seat from the business of the state

What do you love most about your state?

weather , the working class ,

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

removing the graft and corruption to the point were it is a back ground noise not the siren currently blaring . adapting to the the environment of an arid state power and water consumption lowering or reversing the despotic and tyrannical acts of the past that made our present what it is .. removing the apathy towards governance ,

Tell us your favorite joke.

I would , but some would find it politically incorrect and socially corruptible .. just because you can you usually shouldn't

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

natural disasters , removing corruption , quelling civil unrest, cleaning out the legislature of the criminal element , power and water distribution, as for health emergencies? it is up to the county and city to advise the citizens . mandatory vaccinations will not be policy or law it is up to the individual not government

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