Elizabeth Echols
Elizabeth Echols is a member of the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors in California, representing Ward 1. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Echols won re-election to the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors to represent Ward 1 in California outright after the general election on November 5, 2024, was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Elizabeth Echols (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Echols in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2020)
General election
General election for East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors Ward 1
Incumbent Elizabeth Echols defeated Norman La Force in the general election for East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors Ward 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Echols (Nonpartisan) | 65.0 | 43,742 |
Norman La Force (Nonpartisan)  | 34.9 | 23,474 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 67,337 | |||
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2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Elizabeth Echols (D) and Tony Thurmond (D) defeated Clarence Hunt (D), Sam Kang (D), Pamela Price (D), Rich Kinney (R), Eugene E. Ruyle (Peace & Freedom) and Bernt Rainer Wahl (I) in the blanket primary. Thurmond defeated Echols in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tony Thurmond |
54.3% | 66,661 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 45.7% | 56,071 | |
| Total Votes | 122,732 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Elizabeth Echols |
31.1% | 21,664 | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond |
24.4% | 16,963 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Price | 17.1% | 11,898 | |
| Republican | Rich Kinney | 10.8% | 7,531 | |
| Democratic | Sam Kang | 6.7% | 4,630 | |
| Democratic | Clarence Hunt | 4.8% | 3,329 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 3.5% | 2,426 | |
| Independent | Bernt Rainer Wahl | 1.6% | 1,132 | |
| Total Votes | 69,573 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Echols' endorsements included the following:[4]
- California Democratic Party
- California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- AFSCME California PEOPLE
- California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
- California School Employees Association
- Service Employees International Union-California (SEIU-CA)
- Professional Engineers in California Government
- Equality California
- National Women's Political Caucus of California
- California LIST
- Women's Political Committee
- Alameda County Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Contra Costa County Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Berkeley Police Association
- Oakland Police Officers' Assocation
- Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Teamsters Local 70
- Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1555
- California State Council of Laborers
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elizabeth Echols did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Elizabeth Echols did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Echols' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Environment
- Excerpt: "Elizabeth is a champion for combating climate change, enforcing air quality standards, cleaning up our coastlines, and reducing carbon emissions."
Education
- Excerpt: "Making higher education attainable and affordable is a priority for Elizabeth. She wants every student to have the same educational opportunities she was afforded. Education and job training are the keys to economic prosperity."
Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "Elizabeth believes that by supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs we can help create jobs, expand innovation and promote new technology as part of our economy."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ echolsforassembly.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ echolsforassembly.com, "Issues," accessed May 8, 2014
