Matt Heath
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Matt Heath (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 2. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Heath unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for the same seat in 2014.
Elections
2018
General election
Nonpartisan primary election
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. Jim Wood (D) and Matt Heath (R) defeated John Lowry (D) and Pamela Elizondo (G) in the blanket primary. Wood defeated Heath in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jim Wood |
65.1% | 85,045 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath | 34.9% | 45,553 | |
| Total Votes | 130,598 |
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jim Wood |
41.2% | 37,244 | |
| Republican | Matt Heath |
31.9% | 28,866 | |
| Democratic | John Lowry | 18.2% | 16,464 | |
| Green | Pamela Elizondo | 8.7% | 7,853 | |
| Total Votes | 90,427 |
Campaign themes
2014
Heath's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Pension Reform
- Excerpt: "We the people must step up for future generations, tackle this head on and demand that local governments and voters have the power to curb any future liabilities. We can solve this by keeping the promises made to current retirees while negotiating new public pensions for new employees and future work days."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Everyone of us would benefit from a more competitive economic climate in California; especially the unemployed! It is time to lower taxes and reduce the regulatory arm of Sacramento."
Education
- Excerpt: "On my first day in office, I will begin drafting legislation that would do just that; empower local school boards and parents with the decisions of educating our future generations and demand that government experiments like Common Core be first approved by the voters of local school districts before implementation."
Local Control
- Excerpt: "A priority of mine will be to return as much decision making as possible to local control."
Transparency
- Excerpt: "I pledge to be the most transparent legislative member in Sacramento. Every vote I take will be based upon its Constitutional merits. I will publicly explain the reasoning behind every vote I take and I will hold monthly town hall meetings in every county in the district."
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- California State Assembly elections, 2018
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 2
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ heathforassembly.com "Issues," accessed May 7, 2014
Leadership
Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
Minority Leader:James Gallagher
Representatives
Democratic Party (60)
Republican Party (20)
