Mike Schaefer (California)
Mike Schaefer (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Board of Equalization, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Schaefer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nevada. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 11, 2024.
Schaefer also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 47th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike Schaefer was born in San Diego, California, and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Schaefer earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from Georgetown University. His career experience includes working as a financial analyst for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as a prosecutor, and as an attorney. Schaefer has been affiliated with the Rotary Club and Kiwanis.[1]
Political career
California State Board of Equalization District 4 (2019-present)
Schaefer was first elected to the California State Board of Equalization, representing District 3, in November 2018. He was sworn in the following January.
Elections
2024
U.S. Senate Nevada
See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Jacky Rosen (D) | |
 | Sam Brown (R) | |
 | Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) | |
 | Chris Cunningham (L)  | |
 | Joseph Destin (No Political Party) | |
| Chris Mazlo (No Political Party) | |
 | Allen Rheinhart (No Political Party) | |
 | Ed Uehling (No Political Party) | |
| Bradley Scott Wing (Independent) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Troy Walker and Mike Schaefer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacky Rosen | 92.3 | 107,449 |
 | Troy Walker | 3.2 | 3,705 | |
 | Mike Schaefer | 2.2 | 2,535 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 2,677 | ||
| Total votes: 116,366 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Brown | 57.9 | 64,812 |
 | Jeff Gunter | 15.6 | 17,438 | |
 | Jim Marchant | 6.6 | 7,365 | |
 | Tony Grady | 5.8 | 6,495 | |
 | William Conrad | 3.8 | 4,232 | |
 | Stephanie Phillips | 2.2 | 2,492 | |
 | Ronda Kennedy | 1.1 | 1,276 | |
 | Garn Mabey | 1.1 | 1,215 | |
 | Barry Lindemann | 0.5 | 608 | |
 | Eddie Hamilton | 0.3 | 314 | |
| Vincent Geronimo Rego | 0.2 | 228 | |
| Gary Marinch | 0.1 | 164 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.7 | 5,304 | ||
| Total votes: 111,943 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shawn White (R)
- Heath Fulkerson (R)
- Cornell Clark (R)
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U.S. House California
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Dave Min and Scott Baugh are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Dave Min (D) | |
 | Scott Baugh (R) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Baugh (R) | 32.1 | 57,517 |
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 25.9 | 46,393 |
 | Joanna Weiss (D) | 19.4 | 34,802 | |
 | Max Ukropina (R) | 14.8 | 26,585 | |
 | Long Pham (R) | 2.7 | 4,862 | |
 | Terry Crandall (No party preference) | 1.6 | 2,878 | |
 | Boyd Roberts (D) | 1.4 | 2,570 | |
 | Tom McGrath (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,611 | |
 | Bill Smith (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,062 | |
| Shariq Zaidi (D) | 0.4 | 788 | |
| Total votes: 179,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Goffe (D)
- Weiming Chu (R)
- Harley Rouda (D)
- Julia Hashemieh (R)
- Steven Cotton (R)
- James Griffin (R)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Brian Burley (R)
- Lori Kirkland Baker (D)
- Dom Jones (D)
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2022
See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2022
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4
Incumbent Mike Schaefer defeated David Dodson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 58.8 | 1,241,062 |
 | David Dodson (D) | 41.2 | 867,945 | |
| Total votes: 2,109,007 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 35.9 | 597,948 |
| ✔ | | David Dodson (D) | 15.0 | 249,971 |
 | Denis Bilodeau (R) | 14.2 | 236,625 | |
 | Matthew Harper (R) | 11.0 | 183,330 | |
| Erik Peterson (R) | 10.8 | 180,278 | |
| Randell Economy (R) | 6.6 | 109,975 | |
| John Kelly (R) | 6.4 | 107,319 | |
| Total votes: 1,665,446 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
State Board of Equalization
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4
Mike Schaefer defeated Joel Anderson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 52.2 | 1,559,373 |
 | Joel Anderson (R) | 47.8 | 1,427,566 | |
| Total votes: 2,986,939 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Anderson (R) | 31.2 | 492,122 |
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 17.0 | 269,044 |
| John Kelly (R) | 16.7 | 263,294 | |
| David Dodson (D) | 14.9 | 234,534 | |
| Ken Lopez-Maddox (D) | 14.5 | 228,811 | |
 | Jim Stieringer (R) | 3.7 | 58,642 | |
 | Nader Shahatit (R) | 2.0 | 32,105 | |
| Total votes: 1,578,552 | |||
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California State Assembly
A special primary election for the position of California State Assembly District 54 was called for April 3, 2018. Democrat Sydney Kamlager won the seat outright in the primary by receiving a majority of the votes. If no candidate had received a majority of the votes, the top two vote-getters would have advanced to a special general election on June 5, 2018.[2][3]
To qualify for the race, candidates had to obtain nomination documents from election officials in their county of residence by February 8, 2018. Candidates could have qualified by paying a $1,072.42 filing fee. Candidates could have also qualified by submitting petition signatures by January 9, 2018. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was March 20, 2018.[4]
The seat became vacant following Sebastian Ridley-Thomas' (D) resignation on December 27, 2017. He said he resigned due to persistent health issues.[5]
Four candidates—three Democrats and one Republican—filed to run in the race.[6]
General election
Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 54
Sydney Kamlager-Dove won election outright against Tepring Michelle Piquado, Glen Ratcliff, and Grayson Pangilinan in the special primary for California State Assembly District 54 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) | 70.0 | 22,605 |
 | Tepring Michelle Piquado (D) | 14.5 | 4,673 | |
 | Glen Ratcliff (R) | 11.9 | 3,826 | |
 | Grayson Pangilinan (D) | 3.7 | 1,182 | |
| Total votes: 32,286 | |||
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2017
The city of Los Angeles, California, held primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Three community college board of trustees seats were also up for general election on that date.
Most races where no candidate earned a majority (50% plus one) of the primary votes cast advanced to a general election on May 16, 2017. This rule did not apply to the community college board races, which were determined by a plurality winner in the March election.[7]
This election was the second impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, officials elected in 2017 won special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. The following candidates ran in the primary election for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council.[8]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 7 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monica Rodriguez |
27.82% | 6,091 |
| Karo Torossian |
16.46% | 3,603 |
| Monica Ratliff | 14.18% | 3,104 |
| Art Miner | 8.11% | 1,775 |
| Dale Gibson | 6.17% | 1,351 |
| Venessa Martinez | 5.30% | 1,160 |
| Olga Ayala | 4.25% | 931 |
| Fred Flores | 3.90% | 854 |
| Nicole Chase | 2.72% | 596 |
| Carlos Lara | 1.43% | 314 |
| Krystee Clark | 1.32% | 290 |
| Mark Reed | 1.26% | 275 |
| Mike Schaefer | 1.21% | 266 |
| Connie Saunders | 1.18% | 258 |
| Franki Marie Becerra | 1.03% | 226 |
| David Jesse Barron | 1.00% | 218 |
| John Higginson | 0.77% | 169 |
| Terrence Gomes | 0.68% | 149 |
| Jose Castillo | 0.63% | 139 |
| Bonnie Corwin | 0.58% | 127 |
| Total Votes | 21,896 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "March 7, 2017, Election Results: Statement of Votes Cast," accessed May 22, 2017 | ||
2016
Nevada's 4th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. State Sen. Ruben Kihuen (D) defeated Republican incumbent Cresent Hardy, Steve Brown (L), and Mike Little (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hardy defeated challengers Mike Monroe and Wayne Villines in the Republican primary, while Kihuen defeated seven other Democrats to win the nomination in the primary. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Kihuen |
48.5% | 128,985 | |
| Republican | Cresent Hardy Incumbent | 44.5% | 118,328 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Brown | 3.8% | 10,206 | |
| Independent American | Mike Little | 3.1% | 8,327 | |
| Total Votes | 265,846 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cresent Hardy Incumbent |
76.8% | 18,610 | ||
| Mike Monroe | 17.9% | 4,336 | ||
| Wayne Villines | 5.3% | 1,290 | ||
| Total Votes | 24,236 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ruben Kihuen |
39.9% | 12,221 | ||
| Lucy Flores | 25.7% | 7,854 | ||
| Susie Lee | 20.9% | 6,407 | ||
| Morse Arberry | 6.2% | 1,902 | ||
| Rodney Smith | 2.8% | 869 | ||
| Mike Schaefer | 2.5% | 773 | ||
| Dan Rolle | 1.1% | 336 | ||
| Brandon Casutt | 0.8% | 240 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,602 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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2015
The city of Los Angeles, California, held elections for city council on May 19, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 3, 2014. Seven of the 15 city council seats were up for election.[17]
In the primary election for District 4, David Ryu and Carolyn Ramsay advanced past Joan Pelico, Teddy Davis, Step Jones, Rostom "Ross" Sarkissian, Mike Schaefer, Wally Knox, Tomas O'Grady, Jay Beeber, Tara Bannister, Sheila Irani, Fred Mariscal and Steve Veres. Ryu defeated Ramsay in the general election.[18][19]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 4, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| David Ryu |
54.8% | 13,161 | |
| Carolyn Ramsay | 45.2% | 10,844 | |
| Total Votes | 24,005 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official general election results," accessed August 17, 2015 | |||
| Los Angeles City Council, District 4, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Carolyn Ramsay |
15.3% | 3,719 | |
| David Ryu |
14.9% | 3,634 | |
| Tomas O'Grady | 14.1% | 3,427 | |
| Wally Knox | 10.9% | 2,669 | |
| Teddy Davis | 10.8% | 2,631 | |
| Steve Veres | 9.6% | 2,332 | |
| Sheila Irani | 8.2% | 1,990 | |
| Joan Pelico | 5.8% | 1,418 | |
| Jay Beeber | 4.8% | 1,164 | |
| Rostom "Ross" Sarkissian | 2.2% | 530 | |
| Tara Bannister | 1.3% | 309 | |
| Mike Schaefer | 1.1% | 268 | |
| Fred Mariscal | 0.7% | 182 | |
| Step Jones | 0.4% | 105 | |
| Total Votes | 16,080 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
2014
Schaefer ran for election to the office of Nevada Controller. Schaefer did not qualify for the primary election on June 10, 2014.[20] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Schaefer ran in the 2012 election for Nevada State Assembly, District 16. Schaefer is opposed by Jesse Cantero and Heidi Swank in the June 12 primary election. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[21][22][23][24]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Heidi Swank |
66.3% | 801 |
| Mike Schaefer | 23.7% | 286 |
| Jess Cantero | 10% | 121 |
| Total Votes | 1,208 | |
Campaign themes
2024
U.S. Senate Nevada
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Interview with Reno Gazette Journal
Schaefer highlighted the following themes in an interview with the Reno Gazette Journal on May 17, 2024. The questions from Reno Gazette Journal are bolded and Schaefer's responses follow below.[25]
| “ |
Who do you think should be the next president and why? We have to vote for reelection of President Biden. Mr. Trump won an election eight years ago, but eight years ago, Mr. Trump was just a controversial person. He was not tarnished material. He was just a new voice with views some people liked and some didn't. But in the last eight years, he's dishonored himself. He's been indicted dozens of times. He's not the same Donald Trump we had in 2016. I can’t complain about Mr. Biden's health. I'm 86 and he's only 82. He's a younger candidate. And a lot of us seniors have a lot of wisdom. We’re seasoned and we're tough. I'm one of those people and so is Mr. Biden, and I supporting him fully.
When I’ve gone to see a doctor at a neighborhood hospital in Los Angeles, I’ve found they don't ask you about your money or who you are. They just get you in to see a professional and they get you out of there and there's no such thing as a bill. I think the system is working well. From what I’ve seen of it, for both the rich and the poor, I think it's working fine. I'm not an expert, though. When I'm elected to the U.S. Senate, I will mainly be there to see that the taxpayers are getting a fair shake and that the public who need medical attention are not going to be standing in any lines.
I have been concerned about the abuse of taxpayers. In San Diego, all my life, it seems that women come over from Mexico to Chula Vista and San Ysidro and have their children in a hospital and then the children are automatically U.S. citizens because they're born in San Diego County. The mother and father are now parents of a U.S. citizen, and they qualify for welfare. The taxpayers of California and the taxpayers of Nevada can't afford to be supporting citizens of Mexico financially. I do want to be welcoming to people who come here to the United States – there’s a lot of opportunity here – but I want to be protective of taxpayers.[26] |
” |
U.S. House California
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2022
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2016
The following issue is listed on Schaefer's website.
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| —Mike Schaefer's campaign website, http://jameskeeley777.wix.com/mike2 | ||
Campaign finance
2017
Schaefer had received $33,750.00 in contributions and had made $62,040.00 in expenditures. The campaign had $63,860.00 on hand as of reports available from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on February 27, 2017.[27]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California State Board of Equalization, "Mike Schaefer," accessed June 7, 2024
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Calendar of Events: Assembly Districts 45 and 54 Special Primary Elections," accessed February 9, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "State Assembly District 54 - Districtwide Results," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar: Special Primary Election April 3, 2018 California State Assembly, 54th District (Sebastian Ridley-Thomas)," accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas is resigning," December 27, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official Certified List of Candidates: State Assembly Member District 54," accessed March 29, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
- ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4," March 28, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Democrat Lucy Flores announces congressional bid," April 22, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Vegas philanthropist Susie Lee may seek congressional seat," April 27, 2015
- ↑ KNPR, "Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera Running For Congress," July 9, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Scheduled Elections," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "General Election Results," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsos - ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Washoe County, "2012 General Election candidates," accessed May 5, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Reno Gazette Journal, “Election 2024: 2 candidates challenging Rosen in US Senate primary. One lives in California,” May 17, 2024
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2017 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed February 27, 2017
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