Ben Hueso

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On August 18, 2019, Hueso announced that he would be a candidate for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. He ran to succeed incumbent Greg Cox, a popular Republican who was term-limited. [10] In the March 3, 2020 primary, Hueso finished in first place with 29.3% of the vote and faced Southwestern Community College Board Trustee Nora Vargas, who finished second place with 18.9%, in the November runoff. [11] In a mild upset, Vargas won the runoff. [12]

California State Board of Equalization

As of 2021, Hueso had opened a campaign account to run for the California State Board of Equalization in 2022. [13] [14]

Personal

Hueso is a lifelong resident of Logan Heights in San Diego's District 8. He has four sons.

At 2:49 a.m. on Aug 22, 2014, Sen. Hueso was arrested in downtown Sacramento on suspicion of DUI. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chula Vista Councilmember Steve Padilla to run in Senate district that includes east valley".
  2. ↑ "Ben Hueso (D)". govbuddy.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 McGreevy, Patrick (March 13, 2013). "Assemblyman Ben Hueso of San Diego wins seat in state Senate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Democrats Win Supermajority in California Assembly". NBC San Diego. November 15, 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. 1 2 Blair, Tom (March 2009). "Ben Hueso". San Diego Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ↑ Assembly Member Ben Hueso - Biography
  7. 1 2 "The New Council Prez". Voice of San Diego. January 2, 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Walker, Mark (January 4, 2013). "Hueso makes Senate bid official". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ben Hueso takes Senate seat, restores Democratic supermajority". Sacramento Bee . March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "State Sen. Ben Hueso Announces Bid for South Bay County Supervisor Seat". 9 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Election Night Results". www.livevoterturnout.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Supervisor-elect Nora Vargas sets stage for more Latinas, and a focus on health, equity - The San Diego Union-Tribune". 28 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Libby, Sara (2021-07-26). "Atkins Raising Money for Lieutenant Governor Run in 2026". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  14. ↑ "Ben Hueso figures Mike Schaefer is vulnerable | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  15. ↑ "State Sen. Ben Hueso arrested on suspicion of DUI". SFGate. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
Ben Hueso
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Member of the California State Senate
from the 40th district
In office
March 21, 2013 –December 5, 2022
Members of the California State Senate
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  2. ▌ Mike McGuire  (D)
  3. ▌ Bill Dodd  (D)
  4. ▌ Marie Alvarado-Gil  (R)
  5. ▌ Susan Eggman  (D)
  6. ▌ Roger Niello  (R)
  7. ▌ Steve Glazer  (D)
  8. ▌ Angelique Ashby  (D)
  9. ▌ Nancy Skinner  (D)
  10. ▌ Aisha Wahab  (D)
  11. ▌ Scott Wiener  (D)
  12. ▌ Shannon Grove  (R)
  13. ▌ Josh Becker  (D)
  14. ▌ Anna Caballero  (D)
  15. ▌ Dave Cortese  (D)
  16. ▌ Melissa Hurtado  (D)
  17. ▌ John Laird  (D)
  18. ▌ Steve Padilla  (D)
  19. ▌ Monique Limón  (D)
  20. ▌ Caroline Menjivar  (D)
  21. ▌ Scott Wilk  (R)
  22. ▌ Susan Rubio  (D)
  23. ▌ Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh  (R)
  24. ▌ Ben Allen  (D)
  25. ▌ Anthony Portantino  (D)
  26. ▌ María Elena Durazo  (D)
  27. ▌ Henry Stern  (D)
  28. ▌ Lola Smallwood-Cuevas  (D)
  29. ▌ Josh Newman  (D)
  30. ▌ Bob Archuleta  (D)
  31. ▌ Richard Roth  (D)
  32. ▌ Kelly Seyarto  (R)
  33. ▌ Lena Gonzalez  (D)
  34. ▌ Tom Umberg  (D)
  35. ▌ Steven Bradford  (D)
  36. ▌ Janet Nguyen  (R)
  37. ▌ Dave Min  (D)
  38. ▌ Catherine Blakespear  (D)
  39. ▌ Toni Atkins  (D)
  40. ▌ Brian Jones  (R)
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