Gail Lightfoot
Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. She is on the ballot in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Lightfoot is widowed and has three children.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates are running in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Sharleta Bassett (R) | ||
James P. Bradley (R) | ||
Eric Early (R) | ||
Steve Garvey (R) | ||
Denice Gary-Pandol (R) | ||
Laura Garza (No party preference) | ||
Sepi Gilani (D) | ||
Don Grundmann (No party preference) | ||
Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California) | ||
Harmesh Kumar (D) | ||
Barbara Lee (D) | ||
Sarah Sun Liew (R) | ||
Gail Lightfoot (L) | ||
James Macauley (R) | ||
Christina Pascucci (D) | ||
David Peterson (D) | ||
Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | ||
Katie Porter (D) | ||
Perry Pound (D) | ||
Raji Rab (D) | ||
Jonathan Reiss (R) | ||
John Rose (D) | ||
Mark Ruzon (No party preference) | ||
Adam Schiff (D) | ||
Stefan Simchowitz (R) | ||
Major Singh (No party preference) | ||
Martin Veprauskas (R) | ||
Eduardo Berdugo (Independent) (Write-in) | ||
Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Anderson (G)
- Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
- Barack Obama Mandela (R)
- Zafar Inam (D)
- Renee Martinez (Independent)
- Lexi Reese (D)
- Peter Yuan Liu (R)
- Joe Sosinski (Independent)
- Roxanne Lawler (R)
- James Shuster (R)
- Frank Ferreira (Independent)
- Rommell Montenegro (D)
- Jeremy Fennell (D)
- Zakaria Kortam (R)
- John Pappenheim (R)
- Jacob Farmos (D)
- Joshua Bocanegra (D)
- Alexander Norbash (D)
- Dominick Dorothy (D)
- Jehu Hand (R)
- Dana Bobbitt (Independent)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
- Jessica Resendez (D)
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2018
General election
General election for California Secretary of State
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for California Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 64.5 | 7,909,521 | |
Mark Meuser (R) | 35.5 | 4,362,545 |
Total votes: 12,272,066 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California Secretary of State
The following candidates ran in the primary for California Secretary of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 52.6 | 3,475,633 | |
✔ | Mark Meuser (R) | 31.0 | 2,047,903 | |
Ruben Major (D) | 5.4 | 355,036 | ||
Raul Rodriguez Jr. (R) | 5.0 | 330,460 | ||
Gail Lightfoot (L) | 2.4 | 155,879 | ||
Michael Feinstein (G) | 2.1 | 136,725 | ||
C.T. Weber (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.9 | 61,375 | ||
Erik Rydberg (G) | 0.7 | 48,705 |
Total votes: 6,611,716 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated California's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. California's U.S. Senate seat was open following the retirement of incumbent Barbara Boxer (D). Thirty-four candidates filed to run to replace Boxer, including seven Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 15 third-party candidates. Two Democrats, Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez, defeated the other 32 candidates to advance to the general election. Harris won the general election.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kamala Harris | 61.6% | 7,542,753 | |
Democratic | Loretta Sanchez | 38.4% | 4,710,417 | |
Total Votes | 12,253,170 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kamala Harris | 40.2% | 3,000,689 | |
Democratic | Loretta Sanchez | 19% | 1,416,203 | |
Republican | Duf Sundheim | 7.8% | 584,251 | |
Republican | Phil Wyman | 4.7% | 352,821 | |
Republican | Tom Del Beccaro | 4.3% | 323,614 | |
Republican | Greg Conlon | 3.1% | 230,944 | |
Democratic | Steve Stokes | 2.3% | 168,805 | |
Republican | George Yang | 1.5% | 112,055 | |
Republican | Karen Roseberry | 1.5% | 110,557 | |
Republican | Tom Palzer | 1.2% | 93,263 | |
Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 1.3% | 99,761 | |
Republican | Ron Unz | 1.2% | 92,325 | |
Democratic | Massie Munroe | 0.8% | 61,271 | |
Green | Pamela Elizondo | 1.3% | 95,677 | |
Republican | Don Krampe | 0.9% | 69,635 | |
Republican | Jarrell Williamson | 0.9% | 64,120 | |
Independent | Elanor Garcia | 0.9% | 65,084 | |
Republican | Von Hougo | 0.9% | 63,609 | |
Democratic | President Cristina Grappo | 0.8% | 63,330 | |
Republican | Jerry Laws | 0.7% | 53,023 | |
Libertarian | Mark Matthew Herd | 0.6% | 41,344 | |
Independent | Ling Ling Shi | 0.5% | 35,196 | |
Peace and Freedom | John Parker | 0.3% | 22,374 | |
Democratic | Herbert Peters | 0.4% | 32,638 | |
Democratic | Emory Rodgers | 0.4% | 31,485 | |
Independent | Mike Beitiks | 0.4% | 31,450 | |
Independent | Clive Grey | 0.4% | 29,418 | |
Independent | Jason Hanania | 0.4% | 27,715 | |
Independent | Paul Merritt | 0.3% | 24,031 | |
Independent | Jason Kraus | 0.3% | 19,318 | |
Independent | Don Grundmann | 0.2% | 15,317 | |
Independent | Scott Vineberg | 0.2% | 11,843 | |
Independent | Tim Gildersleeve | 0.1% | 9,798 | |
Independent | Gar Myers | 0.1% | 8,726 | |
Total Votes | 7,461,690 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
2014
Lightfoot ran as a write-in candidate in the 2014 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 23rd District. Lightfoot was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kevin McCarthy Incumbent | 99.1% | 58,334 | |
Democratic | Raul Garcia (Write-in) | 0.5% | 313 | |
Republican | Mike Biglay (Write-in) | 0.3% | 157 | |
Independent | Ronald L. Porter (Write-in) | 0.1% | 36 | |
Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot (Write-in) | 0.1% | 31 | |
Total Votes | 58,871 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
2012
Lightfoot ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing California. She was defeated in the June 5, 2012, open primary.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dianne Feinstein Incumbent | 62.5% | 7,864,624 | |
Republican | Elizabeth Emken | 37.5% | 4,713,887 | |
Total Votes | 12,578,511 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
2010
Lightfoot ran in the 2010 election for the U.S. Senate, representing California. On November 2, 2010, Barbara Boxer won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Carly Fiorina (R), Gail Lightfoot (L), Marsha Feinland (P&F), Duane Roberts (G), Edward Noonan (American Independent), and several write-in candidates in the general election.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gail Lightfoot participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Gail Lightfoot's responses follow below.[8]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
“ | 1. Stop top Two, the voter nomination of candidates restoring all ballot qualified political parties to the November ballot. 2. Provide photos, biographies and a short statement to all candidates in the state and county voter pamphlet at not cost to the candidates just like the Propositions. 3. Reform the initiative process so volunteer efforts can qualify an Initiative for the ballot.[9][10] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
“ | 1. Individual Liberty to live as you please so long as you are peaceful. 2. Fully informed voters who will vote according to solid information instead of advertising. 3. Fully informed Jurors who understand they can nullify the law if it is unreasonable.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[10]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Gail Lightfoot answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
“ | Ron Paul and Barry Goldwater[10] | ” |
“ | Libertarianism in One Lesson by David Bergland[10] | ” |
“ | Honest, trustworthy with real concern for the individual's right to live as they wish so long as they are peaceful.[10] | ” |
“ | A long career in nursing that kept me at the bedside and in the forefront of new developments making critical decisions regarding the lives of my patient's and their families. Service within the Libertarian Party as a local and statewide leader and local and partisan candidate since 1980.[10] | ” |
“ | ensuring that votes are fully informed regarding elections and the candidates. Minding the record keeping for the state.[10] | ” |
“ | A more proactive electorate -Voters - able to make decisions without being influenced by big money advertising that distorts the information pertaining to candidates and issues.[10] | ” |
“ | Mahatma Gandhi in the newsreels at the movie theater in 1947. I was 9 years old.[10] | ” |
“ | Selling tickets in a Kiddyland at the beach for two summers when I was in high school.[10] | ” |
“ | Don't recall any awkward dates.[10] | ” |
“ | 4th of July because it celebrates the Individual Rights to Life, Liberty, Property and the Pursuit of Happiness and that government are created by men to protect those Rights.[10] | ” |
“ | Atlas Shrugged because Ayn Rand's ideas echo by own.[10] | ” |
“ | Dagny Taggert in Atlas Shrugged.[10] | ” |
“ | My book collections especially those pertaining to American history and Western Culture including historical fiction.[10] | ” |
“ | I listen to music all day every day so there is always a new song playing. Nothing gets stuck,[10] | ” |
“ | Being more outgoing.[10] | ” |
“ | The election process.[10] | ” |
“ | No. Americans believe our government of of, by an for the People therefore any individual should be able to serve in government at any level. If it has grown so complex for any individuals to serve that is a clear indication government is too big. There was a time when anyone could be a Judge, now it is only lawyers. Sheriff are cops first. This creates a bias towards a rigged system. Now our representatives in Washington are career politicians who end up plundering rather than serving.[10] | ” |
“ | Concern for the democratic process and the understanding that America is not a democracy, it is a republic with a Constitution that protects individual rights so no level of government can ignore or trample on those rights.[10] | ” |
2016
The following issues were listed on Lightfoot's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Gail Lightfoot's campaign website[11] |
2012
Lightfoot's campaign website listed the following issues:[12]
- The Constitution
- Excerpt: "Restore it. The Constitution grants certain carefully ‘enumerated powers’ to the federal government. The purpose is to limit the federal government to just those listed powers and no others. All other non-enumerated ‘powers’ are “reserved to the states . . . or to the people."
- Foreign Policy
- Excerpt: "Notify the world that the U.S. is not their policeman. Bring our troops home. Return control of Iraq to the people of Iraq and responsibility for peace in the Middle East and everywhere else to each country's citizens. They have more to lose than we do."
- The Economy
- Excerpt: "Let the private sector work its wonders. If we respect private property, reduce government control by agencies, licenses, regulations and subsidies everyone can work towards the goals they think are most important."
- Environment And Safety
- Excerpt: "Reform the legal system for easier access by individuals. Set up user friendly web sites and make them available in Kiosks or at the local library so anyone can sue for damages to their person or property. If polluters had to pay, they would think more carefully about what they do. "
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Pass the “Health Freedom Protection Act,” to deregulate the health care industry. Leave all medical decisions, including abortions, to individuals, families and physicians. Let individuals shop for the health insurance they need. When we individually select heath insurance, it can follow us from job to job and state to state."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2014 primary results," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified list of candidates," accessed June 1, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Gail Lightfoot's responses," May 16, 2018
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ www.lightfoot4ussenate, "Issues," accessed 2016
- ↑ Campaign website