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Gregg D. Fritchle
Gregg Fritchle (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 55. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Fritchle ran unsuccessfully for the District 55 seat in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He also unsuccessfully ran for the District 60 seat in 2010.
Biography
Fritchle earned his B.S. from the University of Southern California and his M.A. in psychology from California State University, Los Angeles.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 55
Incumbent Phillip Chen defeated Gregg Fritchle in the general election for California State Assembly District 55 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phillip Chen (R) | 54.9 | 87,928 | |
| Gregg Fritchle (D) | 45.1 | 72,256 | ||
| Total votes: 160,184 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 55
Incumbent Phillip Chen and Gregg Fritchle defeated Melissa Fazli, James Gerbus, and Scott Lebda in the primary for California State Assembly District 55 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phillip Chen (R) | 47.2 | 42,664 | |
| ✔ | Gregg Fritchle (D) | 22.6 | 20,441 | |
| Melissa Fazli (D) | 15.5 | 14,016 | ||
| James Gerbus (R) | 10.8 | 9,731 | ||
| Scott Lebda (R) | 3.9 | 3,571 | ||
| Total votes: 90,423 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2] Incumbent Ling-Ling Chang (R) did not seek re-election.
Phillip Chen defeated Gregg D. Fritchle in the California State Assembly District 55 general election.[3][4]
| California State Assembly, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Phillip Chen |
57.73% | 98,960 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 42.27% | 72,471 | |
| Total Votes | 171,431 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
Gregg D. Fritchle and Phillip Chen defeated Mike Spence, Ray Marquez and Steve Tye in the California State Assembly District 55 Blanket primary.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 55 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle |
35.91% | 32,439 | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen |
21.79% | 19,684 | |
| Republican | Mike Spence | 20.74% | 18,737 | |
| Republican | Ray Marquez | 12.04% | 10,881 | |
| Republican | Steve Tye | 9.52% | 8,600 | |
| Total Votes | 90,341 | |||
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Gregg D. Fritchle (D) and Ling-Ling Chang (R) defeated Phillip Chen (R) and Steve Tye (R) in the blanket primary. Chang defeated Fritchle in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ling-Ling Chang |
63.7% | 54,313 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 36.3% | 30,895 | |
| Total Votes | 85,208 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Ling-Ling Chang |
28.7% | 13,242 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle |
26.5% | 12,243 | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen | 23.1% | 10,659 | |
| Republican | Steve Tye | 21.6% | 9,987 | |
| Total Votes | 46,131 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Fritchle's endorsements included the following:[10]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1428
- Connie M Leyva, Candidate for California State Senate, 20th District
- Democratic Party of Orange County
- Evolve (a grassroots political reform organization)
2012
Fritchle ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 55. He and incumbent Curt Hagman (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012. He was subsequently defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Hagman Incumbent |
59.7% | 97,330 | |
| Democratic | Gregg D. Fritchle | 40.3% | 65,652 | |
| Total Votes | 162,982 | |||
Endorsements
In 2012, Fritchle's endorsements included the following:[14]
- ECCOPAC
- Democracy for America - Orange County
- League of Humane Voters
- Democratic Party of Orange County
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party
- San Bernardino County Democratic Party
- Democrats of North Orange County
- Service Employees International Union, Local 1000
- California Democratic Council
- Service Employees International Union, California State Council
- Service Employees International Union, Local 721, CtW
- California Democratic Party
2010
Fritchle was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Republican Curt Hagman.[15]
| California State Assembly, District 60 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Curt Hagman (R)
|
83,354 | |||
| Gregg D. Fritchle (D) | 44,405 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Fritchle's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[16]
Marriage
- Excerpt: "Denying gay and lesbian couples the ability to legally marry is a direct violation of the Fourteenth Amendment."
Water
- Excerpt: "Because water is essential for everyone's survival, we have to look at water access as a right of every Californian."
Fair Taxation
- Excerpt: "Our State budget remains balanced on the backs of the middle class and working class."
Local Traffic
- Excerpt: "Traffic is the biggest issue facing residents and businesses in the 55th District."
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- California State Assembly elections, 2018
- California State Assembly elections, 2016
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly District 55
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- California State Assembly
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter page
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography" accessed October 10, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ democracy.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Gregg Fritchle, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ democracy.com, "Issues," accessed May 13, 2014
