Steve Stokes

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Steve Stokes was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from California.[1] He was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.[2]

Stokes was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from California.[3]

Stokes was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 28th Congressional District of California.[4] Steve Stokes lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Elections

2018

Stokes was not included in the certified list of candidates for the election.[2]

2016

See also: United States Senate election in California, 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.[5][6]

U.S. Senate, California General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKamala Harris 61.6% 7,542,753
     Democratic Loretta Sanchez 38.4% 4,710,417
Total Votes 12,253,170
Source: California Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, California Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKamala Harris 40.2% 3,000,689
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLoretta 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

See also: California's 28th Congressional District elections, 2014

Stokes ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 28th District. Stokes and incumbent Adam Schiff (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Sal Genovese (D). Stokes was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7][8]

U.S. House, California District 28 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Schiff Incumbent 76.5% 91,996
     Independent Steve Stokes 23.5% 28,268
Total Votes 120,264
Source: California Secretary of State
U.S. House, California District 28 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Schiff Incumbent 74.5% 46,004
     Independent Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Stokes 17.9% 11,078
     Democratic Sal Genovese 7.5% 4,643
Total Votes 61,725
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Stokes' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Citizens United: I will work to overturn Citizens United and end corporate funding of our political process.
  • Break Up Big Banks: Too Big To Fail and Too Big To Jail are just too big. The misuse of the enormous power of the financial industry collapsed the world economy in 2008. Now the 5 biggest banks are even bigger. At the time laws were already on the books under which wrongdoing in the financial sector should have been prosecuted. Instead Congress passed another law, the Dodd-Frank Act which, through the lobbying efforts of big banks, ended up making it even more difficult for credit unions and small financial professionals to compete with the big banks.
  • Mass Incarceration: The United States has more people in prison than any other country on earth. Private prisons and the lobbyists advocating for their industry have created a perverse system that incentivizes the incarceration of our citizens. I will end prisons-for-profit and work to reform our criminal justice system.
  • Decriminalize Marijuana: I would remove marijuana from the federal list of Schedule I drugs. I support decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level so that states no longer have to fear federal action if they choose to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
  • Demilitarize Police: I want to end the militarization of our police departments. I support H.Amdt. 918 (Grayson) to HR 4870 Jun 19, 2014 (113th Congress) which would have defunded the militarization of police departments. The lobbyists of the military-industrial complex push to increase the market their military hardware.[9]
 ”
—Steve Stokes' campaign website, http://www.stokes4senate.com/issues

2014

Stokes' campaign website listed the following issues:[10]

“
  • NSA Surveillance: "Most people have very little that needs to be hidden. This does not suggest that they don't deserve absolute privacy in their personal communications and papers. The few people who are doing good works that don’t coincide with the current government agenda are the individuals who need privacy and protection."
  • Term Limits: "A representative who spends over 10 years in public office without returning to life as a private citizen cannot help but lose touch with the concerns of private citizens. After a decade in office one becomes part of the power elite which only seeks to consolidate power. This is destructive of democracy."
  • Dodd Frank Act: "When the Dodd-Frank Act was passed to regulate the financial industry it did so by placing crippling and unnecessary restrictions on independent financial professionals to the benefit of the large banks. Congress was able to say “look we reformed the financial system” but all they did was make it even easier for big corporations to dominate the market and more expensive for the American consumer."
  • Patriot Act: "I am concerned that in America we are losing our moral compass. The Patriot Act authorizes torture and can be used to suspend habeas corpus. This creates an America I do not recognize. The incumbent voted to make the Patriot Act permanent and repealing this atrocious legislation would be a priority. We must be able to keep our country secure without violating the Constitution."[9]
 ”
—Steve Stokes' campaign website, http://www.stokes4congress.com/issues

Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "STOKES, STEVE," accessed August 21, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," accessed March 30, 2018
  3. ↑ Steve Stokes for Senate, "Home," accessed January 31, 2016
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 28, 2014
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  6. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
  7. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  8. ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 22, 2014


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