The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spanned the latter half of 2003. Seven of the nine previous governors,including Davis,had faced unsuccessful recall attempts.
Cruz Miguel Bustamante is an American politician. He previously served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California from 1999 to 2007,serving under governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. A member of the Democratic Party,Bustamante also served in the California State Assembly and served as the Speaker from 1996 to 1998.
Kevin Francis Shelley is an American politician,who was the 28th California Secretary of State from January 6,2003,until his resignation on March 4,2005.
March Fong Eu was an American diplomat and politician who served as the 24th secretary of state of California for five terms from 1975 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the California State Assembly from 1967 to 1974 and later as the United States ambassador to Micronesia under Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1996.
Debra Lynn Bowen is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously,she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008,she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Fred Keeley is a politician in California,U.S. and serves as the current Mayor of Santa Cruz,CA. Due to recent amendments to the cities' charter he is the first directly elected mayor with a four year term,as the mayoral role was traditionally a one year term selected by other council members. Keeley was a member of the California State Assembly,representing District 27 which included parts of Santa Cruz County and Monterey County from 1996 to 2002. He retired in January 2015 after 10 years as the Treasurer of Santa Cruz County.
Michael Dennis Antonovich is an American politician who was Mayor of Los Angeles County and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He represented the Fifth District,which covers northern Los Angeles County,including the Antelope Valley,Santa Clarita,Pasadena,and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
Janet Q. Nguyen is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Republican,she represents the 36th district,which includes coastal Orange County,Little Saigon,and parts of Los Angeles County. She previously was a member of the State Senate for the old 34th district from 2014 to 2018,before narrowly losing reelection to Tom Umberg.
The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor,State Senator Debra Bowen,the Democratic nominee,narrowly defeated the incumbent,Republican Bruce McPherson.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County,California along with being the executive of the county.
The 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 5,2002. The primary elections took place on March 5,2002. The Democratic incumbent,Cruz Bustamante,defeated the Republican nominee,State Senator Bruce McPherson.
Chris Norby is an American politician and educator. He served on the Fullerton City Council (1984–2002) including three years as mayor,on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (2003–2010),on the California State Assembly (2010–2012).
The Libertarian Party of Nebraska is the Nebraska affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The party is headed by chairperson Chris Childs.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is the governing body for Santa Cruz County,California. As required by California Law,the board comprises five elected members,each of whom represents one of five districts.
The 2018 United States Senate election in California took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent California,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The 2018 California State Treasurer general election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer John Chiang did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
The 2020 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election being held on March 3,2020. Voters in the 80 districts of the California State Assembly elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President and the state senate.
Joel Anderson is a supervisor-elect of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. He previously served as a California state senator,assemblyperson,and board member of a municipal water district.
