John Garamendi
John Garamendi | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office November 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Tauscher (10th) Dan Lungren (3rd) |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Denham (10th) |
| Constituency | 10th district (2009–2013) 3rd district (2013–present) |
| 46th Lieutenant Governor of California | |
In office January 8, 2007 – November 3, 2009 | |
| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Cruz Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | Mona Pasquil (acting) Abel Maldonado |
| 1st and 5th Insurance Commissioner of California | |
In office January 6, 2003 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Governor | Gray Davis Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Harry W. Low |
| Succeeded by | Steve Poizner |
In office January 7, 1991 – January 2, 1995 | |
| Governor | Pete Wilson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Quackenbush |
| United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior | |
In office August 15, 1995 – April 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | David J. Hayes |
| Member of the California Senate | |
In office December 3, 1976 – December 3, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Al Alquist |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Johnston |
| Constituency | 13th (1976–1984) 5th (1984–1990) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district | |
In office December 7, 1974 – December 2, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Bagley |
| Succeeded by | Norman S. Waters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Raymond Garamendi (1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 Camp Blanding, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patti Garamendi (m. 1965) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Rancher |
| Website | House website |
John Raymond Garamendi (/ˌɡærəˈmɛndi/; born January 24, 1945) is an American businessman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who has represented areas of Northern California between San Francisco and Sacramento, including the cities of Fairfield and Suisun City, in the United States House of Representatives since November 2009. Garamendi was previously the California Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California from 2007 until his election to Congress.[1]
Garamendi was born in Camp Blanding, Florida and raised in Mokelumne Hill, California. He earned a B.A. in business from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, then served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1974, serving a single term before being elected in 1976 to the California State Senate, where he served for four terms until 1990. During this time he had a spell as Majority Leader and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nominations for Governor of California in 1982 and for California State Controller in 1986.
In 1990, he became the first elected California Insurance Commissioner, serving from 1991 to 1995. Previously, Insurance Commissioners had been appointed by the Governor. Rather than seek re-election, he ran for governor in the 1994 election, losing in the Democratic primary. He left public office and served as President Bill Clinton's Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, then worked for the Peace Corps again. He was elected insurance commissioner again in 2002 and briefly ran for governor again in the 2003 recall, before dropping out to support Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante.[2] In 2006, he was elected lieutenant governor to succeed the term-limited Bustamante.
Garamendi had planned to run for governor for a fourth time in 2010,[3] but after Democratic U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher of California's 10th congressional district resigned to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security,[4] Garamendi won a November 2009 special election to succeed her.[5] He was re-elected in 2010 and, after redistricting, for the California's 3rd congressional district in 2012 and 2014.[6]
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 California legislature (1977–1991)
2.1 State Assembly
2.2 State Senate
2.3 1982 gubernatorial election
2.4 1986 Controller election
3 Insurance Commissioner (1991–1995)
3.1 1990 election
3.2 Tenure
3.3 1994 gubernatorial election
4 1995–2003
5 Insurance commissioner (2003–2007)
5.1 2002 election
5.2 Tenure
5.3 2003 gubernatorial election
6 Lieutenant governor (2007–2009)
6.1 2006 election
6.2 Tenure
7 U.S. House of Representatives (2009–present)
7.1 Elections
7.2 Political issues
7.2.1 President Trump
7.2.2 Foreign policy
7.2.3 Government spending
7.2.4 Immigration
7.2.5 Internet privacy
7.2.6 Military
7.2.7 National security
7.2.8 Student loans
7.2.9 Syria
7.2.10 Tax
7.2.11 Water supply
7.3 Committee assignments[63]
7.4 Caucus memberships[64]
8 Electoral history
9 Personal life
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Early life and education
Garamendi was born in Camp Blanding, Florida, and was raised in Mokelumne Hill, California, the son of Mary Jane (née McSorley) and Raymond V. Garamendi. His paternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Spain and his mother was of half Irish and half Italian ancestry.[7][8] Garamendi received a Bachelor of Arts in business from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was both a football player and wrestler, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.[9] He served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968.[10] Garamendi is an Eagle Scout. Garamendi is also a member of Sigma Chi, as a brother of the Alpha Beta Chapter at Berkeley.[11]
California legislature (1977–1991)
State Assembly
In 1974, Garamendi decided to run for California's 7th State Assembly district. Six-term Republican incumbent William T. Bagley did not stand for re-election, instead running for California State Controller and losing in the general election to Democratic State Assemblyman Kenneth Cory. In the election to succeed Bagley, Garamendi faced Republican State Assemblyman Douglas F. Carter. Carter had won a special election in the 12th Assembly district in July 1973 to succeed Republican Robert T. Monagan, who had resigned to become United States Assistant Secretary of Transportation. In the general election, Garamendi defeated Carter in a landslide, by 60,380 votes (64.08%) to 33,842 (35.92%) as the Democrats won a supermajority in the California State Assembly for the first time since the 1800s.[12][13]
State Senate
In 1976, he decided to retire after one term to run in California's 13th State Senate district. He defeated Republican Bob Whitten 53%-47%.[14] He won re-election in 1980 (60%),[15] 1984 (69%),[16] and 1988 (69%).[17]
While in the California Senate, he served as Majority Leader. His sponsored legislation reformed health care, welfare, and the state tax code. He also protected Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake.[18] He was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Science and Technology, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, and the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.[19]
1982 gubernatorial election
He ran for Governor of California for the first time in 1982. In the Democratic primary, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley defeated him 61%-25%.[20]
1986 Controller election
In the 1986 Democratic primary for California State Controller, Garamendi lost to Assemblyman Gray Davis, 50%-38%.[21]
Insurance Commissioner (1991–1995)
Garamendi as California Insurance Commissioner
1990 election
He ran for California Insurance Commissioner for the first time in 1990. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality of 36% of the vote. His closest challenger was radio talk show host Bill Press, who got 28% of the vote.[22] In the general election, he defeated Republican Wes Bannister 52%-38%.[23]
Tenure
In 1991, while serving as the newly instituted California Insurance Commissioner, Garamendi seized Executive Life, a failing life insurance company, and resold it to French investors who turned out to be fronts for a government-owned French bank. They made billions of dollars selling off the company's portfolio of junk bonds while the Californians with Executive Life policies were very negatively affected. This situation erupted into a scandal in both the U.S. and France, with the U.S. government filing criminal charges, because it was illegal for a government-owned bank to own a U.S. insurer. Policyholders blamed Garamendi for putting them in this position.[24][25]
Eventually the U.S. government reached a settlement with the French bankers, and in 2005 Garamendi too agreed to a settlement, the terms of which further angered Executive Life policyholders, who, according to the Sacramento Bee, "had been damaged to the tune of perhaps $5 billion." A leader of the policyholders' interest group, Sue Watson, said, "We are shocked and outraged that the largest financial fraud in California history would be settled for so little and without even a fight." The Bee editorialized that "Garamendi cannot simultaneously assert that the sale was a good deal and a multibillion-dollar fraud, and then defend a cents-on-the-dollar settlement that left the buyers with billions of dollars in windfall profits. It just does not make sense."[26][27]
1994 gubernatorial election
Garamendi ran for California governor a second time in 1994. In the Democratic primary, State Treasurer Kathleen Brown defeated him 48%-33%.[28][29]
1995–2003
After his tenure as insurance commissioner, President Bill Clinton appointed Garamendi to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Interior, the second-highest post in the U.S. Department of the Interior. He resigned in 1998 and led groups of Peace Corps volunteers that helped negotiate peace in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War and Congo Civil War from 1998 to 2000.[30] He then spent time in the private sector.
Insurance commissioner (2003–2007)
2002 election
He ran for California insurance commissioner for a second time in 2002. He won the Democratic primary with 39% of the vote.[31] In the general election, he defeated Republican Gary Mendoza 46%-42%.[32]
Tenure
He created a Home Owners Bill of Rights. This helped create laws that reduced workers compensation costs 58% and reduced premiums by over $500 million. He re-established an anti-fraud task force. He also developed a report analyzing California’s health care system with 43 recommended improvements.[18]
2003 gubernatorial election
On August 7, 2003 Garamendi announced his candidacy for governor a third time in the gubernatorial recall election, but dropped out two days later to endorse Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante.
Lieutenant governor (2007–2009)
2006 election
On July 16, 2004, Garamendi announced his candidacy to run for Lieutenant Governor of California, the first and only time he would run for this position. Incumbent Cruz Bustamante was term-limited and decided to run to replace Garamendi as insurance commissioner. Garamendi's endorsers included former Vice President Al Gore, Sierra Club, the California Teachers Association, the California League of Conservation Voters, the Peace Officers Research Association of California, the California Professional Firefighters Association, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, and former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt. Garamendi won the Democratic primary by defeating state senators Jackie Speier and Liz Figueroa 43%-40%-18%.[33] In the general election, he defeated Republican State Senator Tom McClintock 49%-45%.[34]
Tenure
As Lieutenant Governor of California, Garamendi was the de jure President of the State Senate, regent of the University California, Trustee of the California State University System, member of the California State Lands Commission, Chairman of the California Commission for Economic Development, and acting governor.[35]
U.S. House of Representatives (2009–present)
Elections
2009
Despite living outside of California's 10th congressional district, Garamendi announced his intention to run for the 2009 special election in the 10th district, where Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher had vacated her seat. There was some confusion about the location of Garamendi's residence. Garamendi said: "My front yard is in the district, our bedroom is not."[36] Garamendi continued to fuel speculation about the location of his residence when he made similar comments to The New York Times in July, stating the same thing. The Sacramento Board of Elections later confirmed that no portion of Garamendi’s property lies within Congressional District 10.
In the September election, no candidate reached the 50% threshold to avoid a run-off election. Garamendi ranked first among Democrats with 26% of the vote, defeating State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (18%) and Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (12%). In the November run-off special election, Garamendi defeated Republican nominee David Harmer 53%-43%.[37][38] After winning the special election on November 3, Garamendi was sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives on November 5, 2009.[39]
2010
Garamendi won re-election to his first full term defeating Republican nominee Gary Clift 59%-38%.[40]
2012
After redistricting, Garamendi filed papers in March 2012 to run in the newly redrawn California's 3rd congressional district.[41][42]
The old 10th Congressional District represented by Garamendi made up just 23% of the new 3rd district. While the old 10th Congressional District traditionally favored Democrats, the new 3rd District is now considered swing district by some.[43] Garamendi defeated Republican Kim Vann 54.2%-45.8%.
2014
Garamendi was re-elected.
Political issues
President Trump
Garamendi has heavily criticized and mocked President Donald Trump, suggesting in December 2016, prior to Trump's inauguration, that because of his international real-estate business Trump is weighed down with conflicts of interest, stating that Trump was "not even bothering to take his daily intelligence briefings," maintaining that there was "no doubt" that Russia played a role in Trump's victory, and saying that he was "very, very concerned" about a potential waiver allowing General James Mattis to become Secretary of Defense, and, more broadly, disturbed by the placement of "generals, ex-generals in every one of the key positions dealing with the military, dealing with international affairs."[44]
At a July 2017 town hall in Davis, California, Garamendi said that current developments in the Trump administration were "far more serious" than Watergate. "This is developing far more rapidly than any of us expected," he said. "Is there a cover-up? An obstruction of justice? Well, we'll see. There's certainly some indication that it has already happened." He stated that there was "absolutely no doubt that that theft of private information, which is a federal offense, a felony, was then weaponized to influence the outcome of the election." He asked: "Are these impeachable offenses? Getting awfully close. We'll see as the proof comes in."[45]
Foreign policy
In July 2017, Garamendi said that during recent visits to Vietnam, South Korea, and Australia, he had encountered "angst, worry and concern about what's happening in America." He said that these and other countries count on America for security and certainty, but "they don't see that in America today." He added: "The Trump issues are really about the stability of this world in a profoundly dangerous time."[45]
Garamendi said in January 2018 that he was "angry" when President Trump referred to certain Third World nations as "s---hole countries," "It was very demeaning," said Garamendi. "He lowered the standard of the presidency. That statement did great harm to America. We'll be paying for that for a long time." He later added that Trump was "ignorant of what's going on in Africa" and said that the President had "made some racist statements."[46]
Government spending
In a January 2018 interview, Garamendi said of the U.S. treasury: "There's no money. They gave it all away." He complained that current economic policies benefited the rich and corporations, not the middle class.[46]
Immigration
Commenting in January 2018 on illegal immigration, he expressed the desire to "make sure every person is identified" and charged that E-Verify, a system intended to curtail undocumented employment, had "not really been enforced." He said that it was possible to come up with some compromise on the issue between conservative and progressive House members, and expressed concern about the fate of "undocumented immigrants who are not considered Dreamers."[46]
Internet privacy
After Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook's April 2018 testimony before a joint Senate committee, Garamendi said, "The privacy of the entire world is in his hands." Garamendi called for a privacy law that would cover social media.[47]
Military
Garamendi speaks with generals during the District Commanders Course, 2015
In May 2011, by a vote of 60-1, the House Armed Services Committee approved a $553 billion military-funding bill that would increase pay and fund new aircraft, ships, and submarines. The sole "no" vote was cast by Garamendi.[48] In the same month, Garamendi introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would withdraw 90 percent of troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013. Along with eight other members of Congress he wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to end the war.[49][50][51]
With Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Garamendi sponsored the Due Process Guarantee Act, a 2012 bill pushed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), that would bar the military from indefinitely detaining U.S. citizens or residents within the country without charge or trial.[52][53]
John Garmendi actively opposed a GOP-backed construction of a missile defense site on the East Coast, saying it was fiscally irresponsible to be "spending up to $5 billion in the next three years on a missile defense system that doesn't work."[54]
He voted against extending the Patriot Act.[55]
National security
In a May 2011 article, Garamendi stated that "our national security is much more dependent on ending desperate poverty, funding good schools, and empowering women in the developing world while eradicating international terrorist networks like al Qaeda. With bin Laden dead and al Qaeda in Afghanistan largely extinguished, it's time we revisited the wisdom of continuing the war in Afghanistan."[56]
In April 2018, he expressed opposition to building a border wall and said, "If you want to go where the problem is, fund the Coast Guard."[57]
Student loans
In the fall of 2017, Garamendi and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) co-introduced H.R. 4001, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act. "For many Americans, the price of a college education is too high," he said.[58]
Syria
Garamendi voted on November 19, 2015, for HR 4038, legislation that would effectively halt the resettlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States.[59]
On March 31, 2018, he described Trump's approach to Syria as "helter-skelter" and "chaos." "There is no policy in the Middle East," he said.[60]
He expressed opposition in April 2018 to a military strike on Syria. "You have to have a strategy. This president doesn't have a clue about how to build a strategy."[47]
Tax
In January 2018, he called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 a "tax scam" that would primarily benefit the so-called "1 percent." He asserted that House "deficit hawks" wanted to "cut out the social safety net" to pay for tax bill.[61]
Water supply
In a June 2017 article, John Garamendi rejected the proposal known as California WaterFix, calling it an "expensive boondoggle," and instead expressed support for Proposition 1, which he said would "create new water for the entire state."[62]
Committee assignments[63]
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Readiness (Chair)- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Caucus memberships[64]
- House Democratic Caucus
- Air Force Caucus
- Alzheimer's Task Force
- Military Families Caucus
- Peace Corps Caucus (Co-Chair)
- Shipbuilding Caucus
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[65]
Veterinary Medicine Caucus[66]- Wine Caucus
Electoral history
Public Offices | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Office | Type | Location | Elected | Term began | Term ended |
State assemblyman | Legislature | Sacramento | 1974 | December 7, 1974 | December 2, 1976 |
State senator | Legislature | Sacramento | 1976 | December 2, 1976 | December 8, 1980 |
State senator | Legislature | Sacramento | 1980 | December 8, 1980 | December 3, 1984 |
State senator | Legislature | Sacramento | 1984 | December 3, 1984 | December 5, 1988 |
State senator | Legislature | Sacramento | 1988 | December 5, 1988 | December 3, 1990 |
Insurance commissioner | Executive | Sacramento | 1990 | January 7, 1991 | January 2, 1995 |
Insurance commissioner | Executive | Sacramento | 2002 | January 6, 2003 | January 8, 2007 |
Lieutenant governor | Executive | Sacramento | 2006 | January 8, 2007 | November 3, 2009 |
U.S. Representative | Legislative | Washington, D.C. | 2009 | November 3, 2009 | January 3, 2011 |
U.S. Representative | Legislative | Washington, D.C. | 2010 | January 3, 2011 | Present |
California State Legislature service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chamber | Majority | Governor | Committees | District | |
| 1975–1976 | Assembly | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 7 | |
| 1977–1978 | Senate | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 13 | |
| 1979–1980 | Senate | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 13 | |
| 1981–1982 | Senate | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 13 | |
| 1983–1984 | Senate | Democratic | George Deukmejian | 5 | |
| 1985–1986 | Senate | Democratic | George Deukmejian | 5 | |
| 1987–1988 | Senate | Democratic | George Deukmejian | 5 | |
| 1989–1990 | Senate | Democratic | George Deukmejian | 5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 3,770,717 | 52.2 | ||
Republican | Wes Bannister | 2,736,577 | 37.9 | ||
Libertarian | Ted Brown | 431,317 | 6.0 | ||
Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 281,276 | 3.9 | ||
| Total votes | 7,220,508 | ||||
| Majority | 1,034,140 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 3,346,937 | 46.5 | ||
Republican | Gary Mendoza | 2,998,243 | 41.6 | ||
Green | David Ishmael Sheidlower | 277,667 | 3.9 | ||
Libertarian | Dale F. Ogden | 236,688 | 3.3 | ||
Natural Law | Raul Calderon | 192,001 | 2.7 | ||
American Independent | Steven A. Klein | 148,893 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 7,200,429 | ||||
| Majority | 348,694 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 1,045,097 | 42.5 | ||
Democratic | Jackie Speier | 975,530 | 39.7 | ||
Democratic | Liz Figueroa | 436,849 | 17.8 | ||
| Total votes | 2,457,476 | ||||
| Majority | 69,567 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 4,189,584 | 49.1 | ||
Republican | Tom McClintock | 3,845,858 | 45.1 | ||
Green | Donna J. Warren | 239,107 | 2.8 | ||
Libertarian | Lynnete Shaw | 142,851 | 1.7 | ||
American Independent | Jim King | 68,446 | 0.8 | ||
Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 43,319 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 8,529,165 | ||||
| Majority | 343,726 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 27,580 | 25.70 | |
Republican | David Harmer | 22,582 | 21.05 | |
Democratic | Mark DeSaulnier | 18,888 | 17.60 | |
Democratic | Joan Buchanan | 12,896 | 12.02 | |
Democratic | Anthony Woods | 9,388 | 8.75 | |
Republican | Chris Bunch | 4,871 | 4.54 | |
Republican | Gary Clift | 4,158 | 3.88 | |
Republican | John Toth | 3,340 | 3.11 | |
Republican | David Peterson | 1,671 | 1.56 | |
Green | Jeremy Cloward | 552 | 0.51 | |
Republican | Mark Loos | 418 | 0.39 | |
Democratic | Adriel Hampton | 376 | 0.35 | |
American Independent | Jerome Denham | 309 | 0.29 | |
Peace and Freedom | Mary McIlroy | 272 | 0.25 | |
Democratic | Tiffany Attwood (write-in) | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 107,303 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 29.39 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi | 72,817 | 52.85 | |
Republican | David Harmer | 59,017 | 42.83 | |
Green | Jeremy Cloward | 2,515 | 1.83 | |
Peace and Freedom | Mary McIlroy | 1,846 | 1.34 | |
American Independent | Jerome Denham | 1,591 | 1.15 | |
| Total votes | 137,786 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 35.33 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 137,578 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Gary Clift | 88,512 | 37.8 | |
Green | Jeremy Cloward | 7,716 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 233,806 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
| California's 3rd Congressional District Primary election, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 59,546 | 51.5 |
Republican | Kim Vann | 30,254 | 26.2 |
| Republican | Rick Tubbs | 17,902 | 15.5 |
| Republican | Tony Carlos | 5,541 | 4.8 |
| Republican | Eugene Ray | 2,438 | 2.1 |
Total votes | 115,681 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 126,882 | 54.2 | |
Republican | Kim Vann | 107,086 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 233,968 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
| Congressional 3rd Congressional District election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 79,224 | 52.7 |
| Republican | Dan Logue | 71,036 | 47.3 |
Total votes | 150,260 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
| Democratic hold | |||
| California 3rd Congressional District primary election, 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 98,430 | 63.1 |
| Republican | Eugene Cleek | 37,843 | 24.3 |
| Republican | Ryan Detert | 19,699 | 12.6 |
Total votes | 155,972 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
| California 3rd Congressional District general election, 2016[71] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | John Garamendi (incumbent) | 152,513 | 59.4% |
| Republican | Eugene Cleek | 104,453 | 40.6 |
Total votes | 256,966 | 100.0 | |
| Voter turnout | % | ||
| Democratic hold | |||
Personal life
Garamendi is married to Patricia W. "Patti" Garamendi, who has worked as agriculture specialist for the California Exposition and State Fair and as deputy secretary of California's Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. In 1993, she was appointed by President Clinton to serve as associate director of the Peace Corps and in 1998 as deputy administrator in the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. They live in Walnut Grove and have six children and nine grandchildren.[72]
See also
- List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
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