John Cullum
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John Cullum (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 39th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Cullum was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 46th Congressional District of California.[1]
Cullum sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 46th Congressional District of California in 2012 as well.
Biography
Cullum earned his B.A. in Christian Education with a minor in business administration from Biola University in 1989. He went on to receive his Master's of Business Administration from the University of La Verne in 2007. He later attended the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard Business School in 2008.
Cullum has worked for Southern California Gas Company as a strategy manager/accountant since 1985. He has also been executive partner of Dellum National Properties since 2004.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 39
Gil Cisneros defeated Young Kim in the general election for U.S. House California District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gil Cisneros (D) | 51.6 | 126,002 |
 | Young Kim (R) | 48.4 | 118,391 | |
| Total votes: 244,393 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 39
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Young Kim (R) | 21.2 | 30,019 |
| ✔ | | Gil Cisneros (D) | 19.4 | 27,469 |
 | Phil Liberatore (R) | 14.3 | 20,257 | |
 | Andy Thorburn (D) | 9.2 | 12,990 | |
 | Shawn Nelson (R) | 6.9 | 9,750 | |
 | Bob Huff (R) | 6.2 | 8,699 | |
 | Sam Jammal (D) | 5.4 | 7,613 | |
 | Mai Khanh Tran (D) | 5.3 | 7,430 | |
 | Herbert Lee (D) | 4.2 | 5,988 | |
 | Steve Vargas (R) | 2.9 | 4,144 | |
 | Suzi Park Leggett (D) | 1.5 | 2,058 | |
 | John Cullum (R) | 1.2 | 1,747 | |
| Karen Lee Schatzle (Independent) | 0.6 | 903 | |
 | Steve Cox (Independent) | 0.6 | 856 | |
 | Andrew Sarega (R) | 0.6 | 823 | |
 | Sophia Alexander (Independent) | 0.4 | 523 | |
 | Ted Alemayhu (Independent American Party) | 0.1 | 176 | |
| Total votes: 141,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julio Castañeda (Independent)
- Phil Janowicz (D)
- Ted Rusk (D)
- Cybil Steed (D)
- Jay Chen (D)
2014
Cullum ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 46th District. Cullum was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Loretta Sanchez Incumbent |
50.6% | 20,172 | |
| Republican | Adam Nick |
18.1% | 7,234 | |
| Republican | John Cullum | 14.2% | 5,666 | |
| Republican | Carlos Vazquez | 12.5% | 4,969 | |
| Democratic | Ehab Atalla | 4.6% | 1,835 | |
| Total Votes | 39,876 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Cullum ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 46th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Loretta Sanchez (D) Incumbent |
52.1% | 25,706 |
| Jerry Hayden (R) |
29.5% | 14,571 |
| John Cullum (R) | 10.6% | 5,251 |
| Jorge Rocha (NPP) | 4% | 1,969 |
| Pat Garcia (R) | 3.8% | 1,852 |
| Total Votes | 49,349 | |
2002
Cullum ran unsuccessfully for election to the City of Placentia City Council in 2002. He was defeated by Chris Lowe in the November 5, 2002, general election.[5]
| City of Placentia City Council General election (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Chris Lowe
|
7,173 | |||
| Norman Z. Eckenrode | 4,878 | |||
| John J. Cullum | 3,485 | |||
| Rodd Duff | 1,562 | |||
Campaign themes
2012
Cullum listed the following issues in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia.[6]
- Strengthening the Economy and Jobs
- Investing in Domestic Energy
- Focusing on Small Business
- Reducing Regulations
- Revitalizing Manufacturing and California Agriculture
- Healthcare
- Making it Affordable and providing Choices
- Reducing Government Spending
- Smaller Government
- Requiring a Balanced Budget / Spending Cap
- Education
- Give our children a future
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 39th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 39th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive," accessed June 10, 2010
- ↑ [Bio Submission form, April 17, 2012]
