Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. | |
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San Luis Obispo County Assessor | |
Assumed office 2002 | |
Preceded by | Dick Frank |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 33rd district | |
In office December 5,1994 –November 30,1998 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Seastrand |
Succeeded by | Abel Maldonado |
Personal details | |
Born | Fullerton,California | March 22,1959
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Martha (m. 1990) |
Children | 4 |
Education | California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo (BS) University of California,Davis (MS) |
Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. (born March 22,1959) is an American politician serving as the Assessor of San Luis Obispo County,California,since 2002. A Republican,he served two terms in the California State Assembly from 1994 to 1998,making him the first wheelchair-user to be elected to the legislative body.
Born in Fullerton,California,his father's family is from Italy and his mother's family came to California from East Texas during the Dust Bowl. [1] Bordonaro graduated from California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's degree in agricultural management and a master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of California,Davis. [2]
In his first year of college,Bordonaro was left a quadriplegic after breaking his neck in a car crash. [1]
Bordonaro was elected to the California State Assembly in 1994 representing the 33rd district,representing parts of the lower Central Coast. He was the first wheelchair-user elected to the legislative body. [2]
Bordonaro ran in the 1998 special election replacing Walter Capps,who died of a heart attack after taking office. Considered the more conservative candidate,he won the Republican nomination over Newt Gingrich-endorsed Assemblyman Brooks Firestone [1] . Gerald Ford had previously described Bordonaro as an "extremist" for his stance on abortion and Democratic nominee Lois Capps used the quote in media attacks against him. [3] [4] Capps,Walter's widow,ultimately won with 53.46% to Bordonaro's 44.78% of the total vote. He ran in the regularly scheduled general election and lost again.
He was elected San Luis Obispo County Assessor in 2002,defeating 25-year incumbent Dick Frank,and has been unnoposed in every election besides 2018. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Capps | 93,392 | 53.46% | |
Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro,Jr. | 78,224 | 44.78% | |
Libertarian | Robert Bakhaus | 3,079 | 1.76% | |
Total votes | 174,695 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 111,388 | 55.09% | |
Republican | Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. | 86,921 | 42.99% | |
Libertarian | Robert Bakhaus | 2,618 | 1.29% | |
Reform | Richard D. "Dick" Porter | 1,263 | 0.62% | |
Total votes | 202,190 | 100.0% | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Bordonaro and his wife,Martha,live on a farm in Paso Robles. The couple have four children and two grandchildren. [2]
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