{{Short description|American politician (born 1938)}} {{Other people5|Michael Schaefer (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Schaefer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox officeholder | name = Mike Schaefer | image = Mike Schaefer.png | caption = Official portrait, 2019 | office = Member of the California State Board of Equalization<br>from the 4th district | term_start = January 7, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Diane Harkey | successor = | birth_name = John Michael Schaefer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|3|25}} | birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican (before 2004)<br>Democratic (2004–present) | spouse = | children = 2 | education = University of California, Berkeley (BA)<br>Georgetown University (JD) }} '''John Michael Schaefer'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5765 |title=John Michael Schaefer}}</ref> (born March 25, 1938) is an American politician, lawyer, and former perennial candidate who served on the San Diego City Council from 1965 to 1971 and then ran for 33 local and state offices in California, Arizona, Maryland, and Nevada for nearly half a century before unexpectedly winning election to the California Board of Equalization in 2018.<ref name="schaefer life">{{Cite news |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/mike-schaefers-long-and-winding-road-to-a-win |title=Mike Schaefer's long and winding road to a win |date=June 23, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320041148/https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/mike-schaefers-long-and-winding-road-to-a-win |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> Schaefer is the oldest Californian to serve in a state constitutional office.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cabanatuan |first=Michael |date=2022-03-08 |title=He's been convicted, disbarred and called a slumlord. Now he's endorsed by the California Democratic Party |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/He-s-been-convicted-disbarred-and-called-a-16984783.php |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> Initially a Republican, Schaefer became a Democrat in 2004.
==Early life and education==
John Michael Schaefer was born in San Diego, California, on March 25, 1938. He graduated from Mission Bay High School in 1956, and earned a Bachelor of Business from the University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126433/chula-vista-star-news/ |title=A Bit About Mike ... |date=November 3, 1968 |work=Chula Vista Star-News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322124731/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126433/chula-vista-star-news/ |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |page=28 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126376/imperial-beach-star-news/ |title=Mike Schaefer San Diego councilman |date=May 30, 1968 |work=Imperial Beach Star-News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322124815/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126376/imperial-beach-star-news/ |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boe.ca.gov/schaefer/|title=Mike Schaefer – Member, Board of Equalization, 4th District|website=www.boe.ca.gov|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>
== Career == [[File:Mike Schaefer, 1965.jpg|thumb|left|Schaefer in 1965 as a member of the San Diego City Council]] During the 1960 presidential election, he supported U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, and later served as a staff assistant for state Senator Thomas Kuchel, a Republican.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2018/12/18/mike-schaefer-sworn-in-as-oldest-elected-official-in-state/ |title=Mike Schaefer Sworn in As Oldest Elected Official in State |date=December 28, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320044510/https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2018/12/18/mike-schaefer-sworn-in-as-oldest-elected-official-in-state/ |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> He also worked as an analyst for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 1965, Schaefer was elected to the San Diego City Council and served until 1971. In 1968, he received the Republican nomination in California's 37th House district, but was defeated by incumbent Representative Lionel Van Deerlin. In 1971, he ran for mayor in the open primary, but received less than one percent of the vote. In 1974, he ran for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State in Nevada, but was defeated by Stanley W. Paher.<ref name="schaefer life" />
In the 1980s, he moved to Maryland where he befriended William Donald Schaefer, who served as the mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland, and Mike Schaefer believed that sharing a last name with him would help him politically, and following Schaefer's death in 2011 Mike filed a $28,000 claim to William's estate.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-william-donald-schaefer-mike-schaefer-wants-to-be-in-the-former-mayors-will-20110622-story.html |title=Mike Schaefer, no relation to William Donald, makes claim to estate |date=June 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320033919/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-william-donald-schaefer-mike-schaefer-wants-to-be-in-the-former-mayors-will-20110622-story.html |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> In 1986, he ran for the Republican nomination in Maryland's U.S. Senate election, but was defeated by Linda Chavez. He became a Democrat in 2004, and in 2006 again ran in Maryland's U.S. Senate election. He finished fifth out of 18 candidates in the Democratic primary, which was won by Ben Cardin.
From the 1990s to the 2010s, he ran for local offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Secretary of State of California, state legislative seats in Arizona, Nevada, and Maryland, and mayor in Baltimore and Palm Springs.<ref name="schaefer life" /> In 2014, he was removed from the Nevada state controller primary and the decision was upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court as he had failed to meet the residency requirements.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/16/nevada-supreme-court-removes-schaefer-from-ballot/ |title=Nevada Supreme Court removes Schaefer from ballot |date=April 16, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322130510/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/16/nevada-supreme-court-removes-schaefer-from-ballot/ |archive-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, he initially sought to run for California's 54th State Assembly district, but later dropped out as he would rather remain in San Diego and ran in the Board of Equalization's 4th district.<ref name="schaefer runs" /> He ran as a member of the Democratic Party and placed second in the top-two primary behind Republican state senator Joel Anderson. On November 6, 2018, Schaefer unexpectedly defeated Anderson by a narrow margin; Anderson had spent over $300,000 to Schaefer's $25,000. This was attributed to the Democratic wave and Anderson being reprimanded for his comments to a female lobbyist.<ref name="schaefer wins">{{Cite news |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/michael-smolens/sd-me-smolens-mike-schaefer-20181114-story.html |title=Mike Schaefer makes political comeback with baggage and jokes |date=November 16, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320035504/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/michael-smolens/sd-me-smolens-mike-schaefer-20181114-story.html |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> Schaefer was re-elected to the Board in 2022, defeating fellow Democrat David Dodson.
Schaefer was briefly a Democratic candidate for California's 47th congressional district in the 2024 election, but later switched to the race for the U.S. Senate in Nevada.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Schaefer for US senate NV2024 | url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/884/202402060300461884/202402060300461884.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207145833/https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/884/202402060300461884/202402060300461884.pdf | archive-date=2024-02-07}}</ref> He lost the primary election to the incumbent Senator Jacky Rosen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Kaia |date=2024-06-11 |title=Sam Brown, Jacky Rosen win Nevada Senate primaries to set up November matchup - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nevada-senate-primary-republicans-sam-brown-jacky-rosen/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref>
Schaefer formed a campaign committee to run for Lieutenant Governor of California in 2026, but later switched to the race for California’s 48th congressional district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California Secretary of State - CalAccess - Campaign Finance - Schaefer for Lt Governor 2026 |url=https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1471805 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=cal-access.sos.ca.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-31 |title=SCHAEFER, MIKE - Candidate overview |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CA48385/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=FEC.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>
Asked why he regularly runs for office, Schaefer said that he loves to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winger |first=Richard |date=2024-06-21 |title=California State Elected Official Runs for U.S. Senate in Nevada Democratic Primary |url=https://ballot-access.org/2024/06/21/california-state-elected-official-runs-for-u-s-senate-in-nevada-democratic-primary/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Legal issues=== In 1970, Schaefer was arrested for bribery and conspiracy in the 1970 Yellow Cab bribery scandal, but was later acquitted after an eleven-hour deliberation by a jury on January 21, 1971.<ref name="schaefer wins" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126566/the-los-angeles-times/ |title=Jury Clears San Diego Councilman Schaefer |date=January 22, 1971 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322125429/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47126566/the-los-angeles-times/ |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |page=22 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Schaefer bought properties in multiple states, including the Schaefer Hotel which he bought for $450,000. He was successfully sued by his tenants in Los Angeles for the low quality of his housing and they were awarded $1.83 million.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="schaefer runs">{{Cite news |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/may/03/ticker-mike-schaefer-80-running-office-again/# |title=Mike Schaefer, 80, running for office again |date=May 3, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200320034135/https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/may/03/ticker-mike-schaefer-80-running-office-again/%23 |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |access-date=March 20, 2020 }}</ref>
In 1993, Schaefer was convicted of misdemeanor spousal abuse and was disbarred by the Nevada Supreme Court in 2001.<ref name="schaefer wins" /> In 2015, he was ordered to pay $328 to his live-in landlord.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/the-blue-wave-brought-with-it-a-candidate-dems-might-prefer-to-leave-adrift/ |title=The Blue Wave Brought With it a Candidate Dems Might Prefer to Leave Adrift |date=November 15, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320040032/https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/the-blue-wave-brought-with-it-a-candidate-dems-might-prefer-to-leave-adrift/ |archive-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 2013, comedian Brad Garrett filed a restraining order against Schaefer, stating in his application: "As a celebrity, I am very concerned about stalkers who seek notoriety by associating themselves with me." Under the order, Schaefer is also banned from the MGM Grand Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-30|title=Stalker's message to Garrett: No comp, no peace|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/stalkers-message-to-garrett-no-comp-no-peace/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2025, tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey revealed that Schaefer had sent him numerous angry letters and had stated that he would not treat Luckey fairly on tax matters because Luckey had not invited him to a political fundraiser hosted in 2024. The chief counsel and executive director of the Board of Equalization said they would look into the matter. Schaefer also said he would exclude himself from participating in any matters related to Luckey or his interests, citing a threat of a lawsuit from Luckey, which Luckey denies making.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bloombergtax.com/california-brief/tech-1|title=Tech Founder, California Tax Official Spar Over Fundraiser Mixup|last=Mahoney|first=Laura|date=February 25, 2025|access-date=April 15, 2025|website=Bloomberg Tax}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Kevin Kiley}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Year ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | Primary ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | General ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Swing ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|Ref|Reference}}. |- ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|P|Position}}. ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|P|Position}}. |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1965 | San Diego City Council (8th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 1,993 | 16.68% | 1st | 72,836 | 58.21% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' |<ref name="election 1965 to 1967">{{Cite news |title=Election History - Council District 8, City of San Diego |work=San Diego City Clerk |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/district.8_with.hyperlinks_2_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317232817/https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/district.8_with.hyperlinks_2_0.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1967 | San Diego City Council (8th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 7,411 | 63.32% | 1st | 102,899 | 76.96% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | <ref name="election 1965 to 1967" /> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1968 | U.S. House (CA 37th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 29,813 | 75.45% | 1st | 52,547 | 35.34% | 2nd | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1974 | Nevada Secretary of State | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 11,376 | 36.32% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Summary of Vote in Primary Election Held September 3, 1974 |work=Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument?id=3136 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317235505/https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument?id=3136 |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1984 | San Diego City Attorney | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 60,585 | 32.48% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Election History- City Attorney, City of San Diego |work=San Diego City Clerk |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/cityattorney_0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317233346/https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/cityattorney_0.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1986 | U.S. Senate (MD) | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 16,902 | 12.24% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1990 | San Diego County Board of Supervisors (4th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 15,562 | 23.99% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=1990 San Diego County election results |work=San Diego County |url=https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/archive/199006BULLcuml.pdf |page=7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317233906/https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/archive/199006BULLcuml.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1990 | LA City Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 127 | 1.03% | 8th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1990 | California State Assembly | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 3,200 | 6.05% | 4th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1994 | San Diego County District Attorney | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 43,134 | 10.47% | 5th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=1994 San Diego County election results |work=San Diego County |url=https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/archive/199406bull.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317234053/https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/archive/199406bull.txt |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1996 | U.S. House (NV 2) | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 1,188 | 1.51% | 6th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=1996 Official Primary Election Returns |work=Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument?id=3157 |page=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317235750/https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument?id=3157 |archive-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 1999 | S.F. District Attorney | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 5,468 | 3.13% | 5th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2001 | U.S. House (CA) | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 2,315 | 2.58% | 9th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2001 | LA City Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 258 | 1.20% | 9th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2002 | CA Secretary of State | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 409,215 | 20.68% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2002 | Clark County, Nevada Public Administrator | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 11,565 | 21.49% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=2002 primary election |work=Clark County, Nevada |url=https://elections.clarkcountynv.gov/electionresultsTV/Results_pv.aspx?c=02P&e=2002%20PRIMARY%20ELECTION%20(09/03/2002) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318000630/https://elections.clarkcountynv.gov/electionresultsTV/Results_pv.aspx?c=02P&e=2002%20PRIMARY%20ELECTION%20%2809/03/2002%29 |archive-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2002 | U.S. House (AZ) | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | Republican | 933 | 1.75% | 6th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2004 | Nevada Senate (1st) | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 922 | 18.98% | 3rd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=2004 Statewide Primary Election Reports |work=Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2004Primary/ElectionSummary.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318000002/https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2004Primary/ElectionSummary.aspx |archive-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2006 | U.S. Senate (MD) | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 7,770 | 1.32% | 5th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2007 | Mayor of Baltimore | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 762 | 0.89% | 6th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2010 | Baltimore City Sheriff | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 4,398 | 7.73% | 4th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2012 | Nevada Assembly (16th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 286 | 23.68% | 2nd | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election |work=Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/SilverState2012Pri/stateAssembly.aspx#AllRace1053 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318000239/https://www.nvsos.gov/SilverState2012Pri/stateAssembly.aspx#AllRace1053 |archive-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2013 | LA City Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 359 | 1.87% | 11th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2015 | LA City Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 268 | 1.10% | 12th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2015 | Mayor of Palm Springs | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 124 | 1.08% | 8th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' |<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 3, 2015 |title=Riverside County Consolidated Udel Election November 3, 2015 |work=Riverside County, California |url=https://voteinfo.net/riverside-county-consolidated-udel-election-november-3-2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319074218/https://voteinfo.net/riverside-county-consolidated-udel-election-november-3-2015 |archive-date=March 19, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2016 | U.S. House (NV 4th) | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 773 | 2.53% | 6th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=2016 U.S. House of Representatives primary results |work=Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2016pri/USCongress/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318000611/https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2016pri/USCongress/ |archive-date=March 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2017 | LA City Council | style="background-color:{{party color|Nonpartisan}};" | | Nonpartisan | 266 | 1.22% | 13th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|None}};" | | '''N/A''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2018 | CA Board of Equalization | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 269,044 | 17.04% | 2nd | 1,559,373 | 52.21% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Gain''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2022 | CA Board of Equalization | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 597,948 | 35.90% | 1st | 1,241,062 | 58.85% | 1st | {{yes2|Won}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |- | style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2024 | U.S. Senate (NV) | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | Democratic | 3,521 | 2.24% | 4th | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}} | {{no2|Lost}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | '''Hold''' | |}
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