"Fielder also touted her second place finish, noting in a statement that she had spent less than $130,000 on her campaign while Wiener benefited from more than $500,000 spent by his campaign and independent committees on his behalf. California state assembly members represent an average of He ran for the Senate Seat in California's 1st District. Both Smith and Fielder are political newcomers who had never before sought public office, and under California's primary rules, the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation advance to the November 3 ballot.The election results were hailed by Wiener, who came in second place in the primary when he first ran for the Senate seat in 2016 against Jane Kim, whom he had served with on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. "Our opponent has been campaigning for three years. Should Lee win the seat, he would be the first out bisexual to serve in the state Legislature and at age 24 one of the youngest legislators.Now I'm fighting to make sure CA does its part in the progressive future Nothing radical about ensuring healthcare and housing for the wealthiest state in the wealthiest nation in the world. Smith is running against Republican incumbent Kevin Kiley (R), who has consistently failed to fight corporate interests in favor of his constituents and has a lifetime score of 0 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of a legislator's progressive voting records. Candidate. He received 67% of the vote and will faceoff against second place finisher Republican Carlos Rafael Cruz, a real estate adviser who garnered 27% of the vote.Legislative policy adviser Alex Lee, who is bisexual and worked for Low as a field representative, appears headed to the fall ballot as he is in second place in the race for the open Assembly District 25 seat that includes parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. The GOP has wanted to oust Cervantes ever since she flipped the district blue four years ago.In December, Cervantes gave birth to triplets, two boys and one girl, making her the first openly LGBT California state legislator, and fourth California state legislator, to give birth while serving in office. (i) Kevin Kiley (Republican) - Member of the Assembly, 6th District (i) = incumbent Until the filing period closes, candidates who have made gestures to a run are included. California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is introducing legislation to fully repeal AB 5 - Duration: ... Jackie Smith for State Senate - Duration: 1:17. He was vying to become the first LGBT legislator of Iranian descent.Every vote counts; thank you to everyone that voted for me today! In the suburbs northeast of Sacramento, lesbian businesswoman and senior advocate Jackie Smith, who used to live in San Jose, is mounting her second bid to unseat Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) from his 6th Assembly District seat. Kevin Kiley 104,412 58.0 Democratic: Jackie Smith 75,557 42.0 Total votes 179,669: 100.0: General election Republican: Kevin Kiley Democratic: Jackie Smith Total votes District 7. Some 2020 election dates and procedures have changed as a result of the coronavirus. The Proposition 15 property tax increase measure funded largely by public unions could raise $12.5 billion. Gay state Senator Scott Wiener will face off against queer democratic socialist Jackie Fielder in the November 3 election for his 11th Senate District seat covering San Francisco and parts of northern San Mateo County.In his bid for a second four-year term Wiener (D-San Francisco) took first place in Tuesday's primary with 54.67% of the vote, according to unofficial returns Wednesday.

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Landing in second in the primary race for Galgiani's 5th Senate District seat was Republican Jim Ridenour with nearly 28% of the vote.In third with close to 18% of the vote was Democrat Mani Grewal, a member of the Modesto City Council who was accused of homophobic campaign attacks against Eggman. AD6: Jackie Smith 42.0%; Kevin Kiley 58.0%. From 2000 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 6 raised a total of $8,295,115.

For more information on Jackie Smith or to donate to her campaign go to https://smith4assembly.com . State Senator Scott Wiener greets Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis at his election night party Tuesday. State Assemblyman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) opted to run for an open House seat rather than seek re-election.Want the top daily stories delivered to your inbox? earlier this year, Lee had predicted that due to so many Democrats in the race only one of them would survive the primary but that person would likely win the seat in November. In this time of Covid-19, public sector unions see an opportunity for a tax gusher. All figures come from Ballotpedia features 313,281 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. According to recent election results, it is challenging for Democrats to win this seat. Onward! We campaigned hard all day and then celebrated. Primary election.