Elizabeth Emken
Elizabeth Emken (b. April 4, 1963, in Bellflower, CA) was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of California. She was previously a 2012 candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from California. She lost in the general election.[1]
Biography
Emken graduated from UCLA in 1984 with degrees in economics and political science. She then worked for a number of years in management, financial analysis and corporate operations at IBM. She became an advocate for developmentally disabled children after her son was diagnosed with autism and is a former executive with Autism Speaks.[2]
Elections
2014
California's 7th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the low margin of victory for Democrats in the last election and last two presidential elections. Incumbent Ami Bera (D) and Doug Ose (R) triumphed in the blanket primary over Igor Birman (R), Elizabeth Emken (R), Douglas Arthur Tuma (L) and Phill Tufi (I). Bera then narrowly defeated Ose in the general election.[3][4]
The National Republican Congressional Committee added Emken to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Ami Bera Incumbent |
46.7% | 51,878 | |
| Republican | Doug Ose |
26.4% | 29,307 | |
| Republican | Igor Birman | 17.5% | 19,431 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Emken | 7.1% | 7,924 | |
| Libertarian | Art Tuma | 1.5% | 1,629 | |
| Independent | Phill Tufi | 0.8% | 869 | |
| Total Votes | 111,038 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Emken ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing California. She and incumbent Dianne Feinstein (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating David Alex Levitt (D), Nak Shah (D), Diane Stewart (D), Mike Strimling (D), John Boruff (R), Oscar Alejandro Braun (R), Greg Conlon (R), Colleen Shea Fernald (D), Rogelio Gloria (R), Dan Hughes (R), Dennis Jackson (R), Dirk Konopik (R), Donald Krampe (R), Robert Lauten (R), Al Ramirez (R), Nachum Shifren (R), Orly Taitz (R), Rick Williams (R), Gail Lightfoot (L), Kabiruddin Karim Ali (Peace and Freedom), Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom), and Don Grundmann (Independent). They faced off in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7] Feinstein won.[1]
| 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" | ||||
Campaign themes
2012
Emken's campaign website listed the following issues:[8]
- Government Spending and Budget
- Excerpt: "I am committed to reducing the size and cost of government, reducing the publicly held debt and lowering taxes."
- Economic Growth
- Excerpt: "Small and large American businesses will lead us out of the economic downturn, not more government spending. We must provide our business community the tools needed to grow the economy."
- Accountability in Washington
- Excerpt: "Our elected representatives should have the courage and discipline to properly manage the Nation’s finances without the force of law. Sadly, they don’t. Because of the severity of the crisis, I support a balanced budget amendment movement. The momentum behind this movement will serve to let Congress know the people are serious about debt reduction."
- 2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "I support the 2nd Amendment and oppose any attempts to weaken it."
- Definition of Marriage / Family Issues
- Excerpt: "I agree with the majority of Californians on this issue: I support traditional marriage."
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Elizabeth Emken | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 7 |
| State: | California |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Emken was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[9] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
Republican presidential candidates were responsible for selecting their own delegates from California to the national convention. California state law required delegates to support the winner of the California Republican primary election unless that candidate received less than 10 percent of the vote at the convention in the first round of voting; or if the candidate released them; or if voting at the convention proceeded to a third round.
California primary results
| California Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
74.7% | 1,582,099 | 172 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 201,441 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 242,073 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,938 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 3.7% | 77,417 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,117,968 | 172 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and California Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
California had 172 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 159 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 53 congressional districts). California's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner in a given congressional district won all of that district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. California's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[10][11]
Personal
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Emken and her husband, Craig Swartz, have three children.[12]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 7th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "California Senate Race - 2012 Election Center," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "About Elizabeth," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Bera beats Ose in high-priced congressional race," November 19, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’," accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified list of candidates," accessed June 1, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 2, 2012
- ↑ CA GOP, "Updated delegate list," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
