Irene Ratliff
Irene Ratliff (No party preference) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. She lost as a write-in in the special primary on June 7, 2022.
Ratliff also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. She lost as a write-in in the primary on June 7, 2022. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 7, 2022.
Ratliff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Irene Ratliff was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2010. She earned an associate degree in business administration from El Camino College in 2020. Ratliff's career experience includes working in consultation, legal studies, and as an administrator with Street Meet Company.[1]
Elections
2022
U.S. Senate (full-term)
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 | |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 | ||
| Total votes: 10,843,650 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 | |
| ✔ | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 | |
| Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | ||
| Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | ||
| Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | ||
| James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | ||
| Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | ||
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | ||
| Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | ||
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | ||
| Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | ||
| Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | ||
| Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | ||
| Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | ||
| James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | ||
| Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | ||
| Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | ||
| Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | ||
| Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | ||
| Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | ||
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | ||
| Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | ||
| Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | ||
| Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | ||
| Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | ||
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,884,065 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
U.S. Senate (special election)
See also: United States Senate special election in California, 2022
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 60.9 | 6,559,308 | |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 39.1 | 4,212,450 | ||
| Total votes: 10,771,758 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Padilla (D) | 55.0 | 3,740,582 | |
| ✔ | Mark Meuser (R) | 22.1 | 1,503,480 | |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 6.9 | 472,052 | ||
| Jonathan Elist (R) | 5.9 | 403,722 | ||
| Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 3.3 | 226,447 | ||
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | 2.8 | 191,531 | ||
| Myron Hall (R) | 2.1 | 143,038 | ||
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 1.6 | 112,191 | ||
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 9,951 | ||
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,803,006 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yvonne Girard (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Irene Ratliff completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ratliff's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My aim to run for public office is to build relationships and with the assistance of others expand such likeliness to be an effectual antidote to the ever changing needs of society.
Foreign Affairs and National Security
Libraries host many authors and materials of various subjects … A Friend of Libraries
Embracing Servant Leadership
Unity
Self Determination
Collectively Work & Responsibility
Cooperative Economics
Purpose
Creativity
Senators, along with members of the House of Representatives, propose, author, and vote on federal legislation that touches upon all aspects of U.S. domestic and foreign policy. Senators provide advice and consent on executive nominations and treaties and conduct oversight of all branches of the federal government.
May your life be filled with song,
And may your friends all sing along,
May your heart be true and strong,
May you always have a song.
May your life be filled with love,
May the sun always shine above,
Go in peace just like a dove,
May you always have a song.
May music be a part,
Of the joy within your heart,
May you feel it deep within your soul
May the gentle harmony of a tender melody
Make your spirit whole.
May your life be filled with love,
May the sun always shine above,
Go in peace just like a dove,
May you always have a song.
May music be a part,
Of the joy within your heart,
May you feel it deep within your soul
May the gentle harmony of a tender melody
Make your spirit whole.
May your life be filled with song,
And may your friends all sing along,
May your heart be true and strong,
May you always have a song.
Willing to learn helps too.
They are not that common considering the work of prior politicians and legislators.
Foreign Relations
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Judiciary
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Armed Services
Considering that it may have been lobbied and/or in general conversations in the halls before the decision to aim to create a policy or bill.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 11, 2022
