Randy Voepel

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Randy Voepel
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Member of the California State Assembly
from the 71st district
In office
December 5, 2016 December 6, 2022
California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Voepel (incumbent)41,56143.6
Democratic James Elia30,67232.2
Republican Larry A. Wilske23,10624.2
Total votes95,339 100.0
General election
Republican Randy Voepel (incumbent) 100,386 60.6
Democratic James Elia65,19439.4
Total votes165,580 100.0
Republican hold

2016 California State Assembly

California's 71st State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Voepel51,85759.9
Republican Leo Hamel23,99027.7
Republican Tony Teora10,77012.4
Total votes86,617 100.0
General election
Republican Randy Voepel 108,049 65.8
Republican Leo Hamel56,18434.2
Total votes164,233 100.0
Republican hold

Awards

Personal life

Voepel was formerly married to Pamela Palmer. [9] He is now married to Susan. He has two adult children. [1] His grandson perpetrated the 2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting. [10] [11] [12] His former son-in-law was Aaron Brink, a mixed martial arts fighter and pornographic film actor. [13] Voepel and his wife live in Santee, California. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joint Handbook 2019-20" (PDF). senate.ca.gov. Senate of California. pp. 261–262.
  2. 1 2 3 4 August, JW (April 16, 2018). "False Allegations of Stolen Valor Raised Against Assemblyman Randy Voepel". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. "Biographical Data - Randy Greg Voepel". documentcloud.org. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Randy Voepel's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. Rendon-Alvarez, Karla (November 8, 2022). "Here Are the Election Results for San Diego County's California Assembly Races". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. Davis, Kristina (January 9, 2021). "The Capitol siege was far from San Diego. Its fringe ideologies were right at home". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  7. "Statement of Vote. Presidential Primary Election March 3, 2020" (PDF). ca.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. "Elections and Voter Information: California Secretary of State".
  9. "Randy Voepel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". November 20, 2022.
  10. Earnest, Malik (November 20, 2022). "Report: Accused Colorado Springs shooter is grandson of California Assemblyman Randy Voepel, former Santee Mayor". cbs8.com | Associated Press. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  11. Gazette, Brooke Nevins and Carol McKinley The (November 20, 2022). "Anderson Lee Aldrich, Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect, may have had earlier run-ins with police". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  12. Levine, Sam (November 20, 2022). "At least five people killed in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado Springs". the Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  13. de Puy Kamp, Majlie; Devine, Curt; Glover, Scott (November 23, 2022). "Details are coming to light about the alleged gunman who killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub". CNN . Retrieved November 23, 2022. Aldrich was born in May of 2000 under the name Nicholas Brink, and is the son of Laura Voepel and Aaron Brink, who married in 1999. Voepel, the daughter of California Assemblyman Randy Voepel, was granted sole legal and physical custody of her son in 2007.