Frank Bigelow

Last updated

Barbara Bigelow
(after 1978)
Frank Bigelow
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Member of the California State Assembly
from the 5th district
In office
December 3, 2012 December 5, 2022
Children3
Residence(s) O'Neals, California, U.S.
Profession Rancher
Website ad05.asmrc.org

Frank Bigelow (born July 22, 1954) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. Bigelow is a Republican who represented the 5th district, encompassing Gold Country and the central Sierra Nevada. [1]

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Early life

On July 22, 1954, Bigelow was born in Fresno, California. [2]

Career

In 1973, Bigelow became an employee and later became the Vice President of Ponderosa Telephone Company. [3]

In 1998, Bigelow was elected to the Madera County Board of Supervisors. [4] From 2006-2007, Bigelow served as President of California State Association of Counties.In 2007, Bigelow was appointed to become a member of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley. [5]

In 2012, Bigelow decided to campaign for the California State Assembly. [6] On November 6, 2012, Bigelow won a surprise victory by defeating former state Senator Rico Oller, who had represented much of the area in both houses of the legislature before, and became California state Assemblyman for the 5th district. [3]

Bigelow has also been a volunteer fireman in Madera County for more than 40 years. He is currently the fire captain at Madera County Volunteer Fire, Station 17 in O'Neals. He has served on the Board of Directors of American Shorthorn Association, Madera County Cattlemen’s Association, and Madera County Ag Boosters.

On February 17, 2022, Bigelow announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection. [7]

Electoral history

2012 California State Assembly

California State Assembly election, 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rico Oller 34,67333.9
Republican Frank Bigelow29,58428.9
Democratic Tim (Timothy) K. Fitzgerald18,13817.7
Democratic Mark Boyd13,58313.3
No party preference Mark Belden4,1584.1
Republican Kevin Lancaster2,1512.1
Total votes102,287 100.0
General election
Republican Frank Bigelow 82,293 52.3
Republican Rico Oller 75,07147.7
Total votes157,364 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

2014 California State Assembly

California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent)67,92499.9
Libertarian Patrick D. Hogan (write-in)600.1
Total votes67,984 100.0
General election
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent) 88,602 74.2
Libertarian Patrick D. Hogan30,73525.8
Total votes119,337 100.0
Republican hold

2016 California State Assembly

Sources: [8] [9]

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California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent)73,18060.0
Democratic Robert Carabas27,19022.3
Democratic Kai Ellsworth11,3139.3
No party preference Mark Belden10,2898.4
Total votes121,972 100.0
General election
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent) 121,644 64.5
Democratic Robert Carabas66,94935.5
Total votes188,593 100.0
Republican hold

2018 California State Assembly

California's 5th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent)72,98362.4
Democratic Carla J. Neal43,98337.6
Total votes116,966 100.0
General election
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent) 106,791 59.9
Democratic Carla J. Neal71,48840.1
Total votes178,279 100.0
Republican hold

2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 5th State Assembly district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Bigelow (incumbent)94,368100%
Total votes
Republican hold

Personal life

In 1978, Bigelow married Barbara. They have three children. [2] [3] [5]

See also

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