Antonio Sanchez (Democrat) was a candidate who sought election to the California State Assembly to represent District 39. Sanchez lost the primary on April 3, 2018. Antonio Sanchez (Democrat) was a candidate who sought election to the California State Assembly to represent District 39. Sanchez lost the primary on June 5, 2018.
Sanchez unsuccessfully sought election to the District 6 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in 2013.
Sanchez is an organizer who previously worked for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Incumbent Luz Maria Rivas (D) defeated Ricardo Benitez (R) in the general election for California State Assembly District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Luz Maria Rivas (D) |
77.7
|
85,027 |
|
Ricardo Benitez (R) |
22.3
|
24,468 |
|
Total votes: 109,495 |
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Luz Maria Rivas (D) |
43.9
|
20,453 |
✔ |
|
Ricardo Benitez (R) |
25.1
|
11,679 |
|
Patty Lopez (D) |
14.6
|
6,783 | |
|
Antonio Sanchez (D) |
10.1
|
4,705 | |
|
Patrea Patrick (D) |
3.7
|
1,740 | |
|
Bonnie Corwin (D) |
2.6
|
1,220 |
|
Total votes: 46,580 |
Luz Maria Rivas (D) defeated Ricardo Benitez (R) in the special general election for California State Assembly District 39 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Luz Maria Rivas (D) |
70.8
|
31,851 |
|
Ricardo Benitez (R) |
29.2
|
13,165 |
|
Total votes: 45,016 |
Luz Maria Rivas defeated Antonio Sanchez, Patrea Patrick, Patty Lopez, and Yolie Anguiano in the special Democratic primary for California State Assembly District 39 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate |
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✔ |
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Luz Maria Rivas (D) |
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Antonio Sanchez (D) | |
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Patrea Patrick (D) | |
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Patty Lopez (D) | |
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Yolie Anguiano (D) |
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Ricardo Benitez advanced from the special Republican primary for California State Assembly District 39 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate |
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✔ |
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Ricardo Benitez (R) |
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Sanchez was defeated in the May 21, 2013 runoff election for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board, representing District 6. Monica Ratliff won the race for District 6 by roughly 4 points. Sanchez placed first in the March 5 primary election, ahead of Ratliff, Maria Cano, and Iris Zuñiga (who had already withdrawn from the race), but did not win a majority.
Heading into the election both Sanchez and Ratliff were supported by the United Teachers Los Angeles union. In the March primary, 44 percent of voters voted for Sanchez, while 34 percent selected Ratliff.
Los Angeles Unified School District 6, 2013 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Nonpartisan | Antonio Sanchez | 48.2% | 22,896 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
51.8% | 24,567 | |
Total Votes | 47,463 | |||
Source: Office of the City Clerk of Los Angeles. These are the final results. |
Los Angeles Unified School District 6, 2013 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
43.6% | 17,093 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
33.8% | 13,244 | |
Nonpartisan | Maria Cano | 13.5% | 5,276 | |
Nonpartisan | Iris Zuniga | 9.1% | 3,579 | |
Total Votes | 39,192 | |||
Source: Office of the City Clerk of Los Angeles These results are final. |
Through May 15, 2013, a total of $244,298.17 had been contributed to all direct candidate campaign committees. An additional $2 million had been spent via independent expenditure; all independent expenditures were spent on behalf of just one District 6 candidate, Antonio Sanchez.
Candidate | Direct contributions | Expenses | Cash on hand | Independent expenditures |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antonio Sanchez | $151,947.57 | $110,827.87 | $50,110.70 | $2,012,075.32 |
Monica Ratliff | $52,310.27 | $55,292.11 | $8,758.91 | 0 |
Candidate | Campaign contributions | Personal funds | Indpt. expenditures in support | Indpt. expenditures opposed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Cano | $16,610.33 | $500 | $0 | $0 |
Monica Ratliff | $14,797.69 | $1,996.23 | $0 | $0 |
Antonio Sanchez | $54,688.53 | $0 | $1,098,188.51 | $0 |
Iris Zuniga | $19,625 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
Campaign contributions and personal funds as reported through February 27, 2013 in the required filings with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Independent expenditures are continually updated by the Commission. They were last updated here March 5, 2013. Source: Los Angeles City Ethics Commission |
During the campaign leading up to the March 5 primary election, Sanchez registered six pieces of campaign literature with the City of Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. The campaign literature included four emails and two mailers.
Among independent expenditure groups engaged in the primary election, the Coalition for School Reform, Richard Riordan, and political action committees affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) had registered mailers, flyers, TV ad scripts, telephone scripts, and a radio script supporting Sanchez. No group registered any literature opposing Sanchez.