John Pinkerton
John Pinkerton was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of California.[1]
Pinkerton was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of California.[2] Pinkerton withdrew from the race prior to the filing deadline.[3]
Pinkerton sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of California in 2012.
Biography
Pinkerton was born in Tempe, Arizona in 1957.[4]
Education:[4]
- Platte Valley Academy
- De Anza Community College
- 1984: Southwestern Adventist College
- Cal State San Bernardino, Master’s degree
Career
- 1999-2003: Substitute teacher, later hired full time as an In-School Suspension teacher at Silverado High School
- 2003-Present: Counselor at Silverado High Schoool
- 2012-Present: Board of Trustees, Victor Valley College
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Cook (R) defeated Rita Ramirez (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cook and Ramirez defeated Tim Donnelly (R), Roger LaPlante (D), and John Pinkerton (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Paul Cook Incumbent |
62.3% | 136,972 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez | 37.7% | 83,035 | |
| Total Votes | 220,007 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Paul Cook Incumbent |
42% | 50,425 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez |
21.9% | 26,325 | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 20.7% | 24,886 | |
| Democratic | John Pinkerton | 9.8% | 11,780 | |
| Democratic | Roger LaPlante | 5.5% | 6,661 | |
| Total Votes | 120,077 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Pinkerton briefly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 8th District. Pinkerton dropped out of the race before the filing deadline.[3]
2012
Pinkerton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 8th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Gregg Imus (R) |
15.6% | 12,754 |
| Paul Cook (R) |
15.3% | 12,517 |
| Phil Liberatore (R) | 15% | 12,277 |
| Jackie Conaway (D) | 14.3% | 11,674 |
| Brad Mitzelfelt (R) | 10.8% | 8,801 |
| John Pinkerton (D) | 9.7% | 7,941 |
| Angela Valles (R) | 6% | 4,924 |
| Ryan McEachron (R) | 3.9% | 3,181 |
| Anthony Adams (NPP) | 3.4% | 2,750 |
| Bill Jensen (R) | 2.3% | 1,850 |
| George Craig (R) | 1.7% | 1,376 |
| Joseph Napolitano (R) | 1.3% | 1,050 |
| Dennis Albertsen (R) | 0.9% | 761 |
| Total Votes | 81,856 | |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Pinkerton's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —John Pinkerton's campaign website, http://pinkerton4congress.com/ | ||
Personal
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Pinkerton and his wife, Sharon Priest, have three children: Angie, Jackie, and John.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Pinkerton + California + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pinkerton for Congress, "Home," accessed March 26, 2016
- ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 John Pinkerton for Congress, "Bio," accessed May 21, 2012
- ↑ 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, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
