Rhodesia Ransom is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly for the 13th district. A Democrat, she previously served on the Tracy City Council
Rhodesia Ransom | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 13th district | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Villapudua |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Golden Gate University (MPA) |
Early life and education
editRansom holds a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University.
Career
editRansom previously served on the Tracy City Council.
She ran for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors in 2020, narrowly losing in the general election to Robert Rickman.[1] In 2022, Ransom was elected to serve as one of 30 representatives for California to the Democratic National Committee.[2]
California Assembly campaign
editRansom intitially ran for the 5th district of the California State Senate, the seat of term-limited incumbent Susan Talamantes Eggman. She was endorsed by the California Democratic Party and faced Edith Villapudua, wife of Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua. However, the couple switched races on the day before California's candidate filing deadline, with Carlos running for Senate and Edith running for his Assembly seat.[3] The move was characterized as a ploy to better each of their electoral prospects; however it drove former U.S. Representative Jerry McNerney to join the Senate race and Ransom to also switch into the Assembly election.[4][5] Despite the last-minute switch, Ransom defeated Edith and McNerney defeated Carlos in their respective elections.[6]
Electoral history
edit2024
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rhodesia Ransom | |||
| Republican | Denise Aguilar Mendez | |||
| Democratic | Edith Villapudua | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rhodesia Ransom | |||
| Republican | Denise Aguilar Mendez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
2020
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Rickman | 13,325 | 42.13 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhodesia Ransom | 9,332 | 29.51 | |
| Nonpartisan | Veronica Vargas | 5,804 | 18.35 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mateo Morelos Bedolla | 3,074 | 9.72 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mateo Morelos Bedolla | 3,074 | 9.72 | |
| Write-in | 93 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 31,628 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Robert Rickman | 34,180 | 50.52 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhodesia Ransom | 33,470 | 49.48 | |
| Total votes | 67,650 | 100.0 | ||
Personal life
editRansom lives in Tracy, California.
References
edit- ^ Brownne, Bob (December 4, 2020). "Rickman defeats Ransom by slim margin in supervisor race". Tracy Press. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Howard, Jerry (July 17, 2022). "Virtual sports betting the only proposition CADEM opposes for November". KDRV. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Gligich, Daniel (December 11, 2023). "Villapuduas switch races for Senate, Assembly. Now they both face tougher races". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ White, Jeremy (December 8, 2023). "Former Rep. Jerry McNerney jumps into fast-shifting California state Senate race". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Workman, Hannah (December 11, 2023). "Democrat Jerry McNerney announces bid for Stockton-area Senate seat as Villapuduas swap races". Stockton Record. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Linesburgh, Scott (March 6, 2024). "Shoemaker, Ransom establish leads in state contests". Stocktonia. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "County of San Joaquin 2020 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). San Joaquin County.gov. April 5, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "County of San Joaquin 2020 Final Official Results Cumulative Report" (PDF). San Joaquin County.gov. December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.