Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
Saren Joseph Simitian is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district,which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo,Santa Clara,and Santa Cruz counties,from 2004 to 2012. Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012,he ran for and was elected as a Santa Clara County Supervisor. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.
Roy Arthur Ashburn is an American politician from Kern County,California. A Republican,he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors. He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015,after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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.
Walter William Stiern was a Democratic California State Senator representing Kern County.
Elections in California are held to fill various local,state and federal seats. In California,regular elections are held every even year;however,some seats have terms of office that are longer than two years,so not every seat is on the ballot in every election. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Recall elections can also be held. Additionally,statewide initiatives,legislative referrals and referendums may be on the ballot.
Dean Raymond Florez is a former California State Senator from the 16th Senate District,who served from 2002 until the end of his second term in November 2010.
Nicole M. Parra is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. A Democrat,she represented the 30th Assembly district,which includes a portion of California's Central Valley.
Jeannie Lynn "Jean" Fuller is an American educator and politician who served as the minority leader in the California State Senate. A Republican,she was previously a member of the California Assembly and the Superintendent of Schools for the Bakersfield City School District.
Thomas Harold Werdel was an American politician and lawyer who served as an assembly member and Representative from California as a member of the Republican Party.
Phillip David Wyman was an American politician from California. A Republican,he was a member of the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1992 and again from 2000 to 2002;he was also a member of the California Senate from 1993 to 1994.
Frances Audrey Florez is an American politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party.
James Andrew Vidak is an American politician. A Republican,he served in the California State Senate,representing the 14th Senate District,which encompasses Kings County,as well portions of Fresno County,Kern County,and Tulare County in California's Central Valley. From 2013 to 2014,Vidak represented the 16th Senate District.
Shannon Lee Grove is an American politician,who represents California's 12th State Senatorial district,encompassing the southern Central Valley and parts of the High Desert. A Republican,she served as the minority leader of the California State Senate from 2019 to 2021.
Raymond A. (Ray) Watson is a former American television executive who was a member of the Board of Supervisors in Kern County,California,representing the western part of the county,between November 2002 and November 2012. He was chairman of the board in 2010. Watson was named Broadcaster of the Year by the California Broadcasters Association in 2002. He was on the advisory committee of the Carrizo Plain National Monument and was a director of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
Shafter High School is a public high school in Shafter,California,United States,a city north of Bakersfield,California.
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 Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
Andreas Borgeas is an American attorney,politician,and academic who served as a member of the California State Senate from the 8th district,which included parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada. Prior to being elected to the state Senate,he was a member of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. He represented all or portions of Amador,Calaveras,Fresno,Inyo,Madera,Mariposa,Mono,Sacramento,Stanislaus,Tulare,and Tuolumne counties.
The 2022 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 8,with the primary election was held on Thursday June 7,Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with elections for other offices,including the state assembly.
