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Rhodesia Ransom
Member-elect of the California State Assembly
from the 13th district
Assuming office
December 2, 2024
SucceedingCarlos Villapudua
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGolden Gate University (MPA)

Rhodesia Ransom is an American politician who is a member-elect of the California State Assembly for the 13th district. A Democrat, she previously served on the Tracy City Council

Early life and education

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Ransom holds a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University.

Career

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Ransom 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

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Ransom 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

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2024

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2024 California's 13th State Assembly district election
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

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2020 San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5 Election[7][8]
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

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Ransom lives in Tracy, California.

References

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  1. ^ Brownne, Bob (December 4, 2020). "Rickman defeats Ransom by slim margin in supervisor race". Tracy Press. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Howard, Jerry (July 17, 2022). "Virtual sports betting the only proposition CADEM opposes for November". KDRV. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ White, Jeremy (December 8, 2023). "Former Rep. Jerry McNerney jumps into fast-shifting California state Senate race". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Linesburgh, Scott (March 6, 2024). "Shoemaker, Ransom establish leads in state contests". Stocktonia. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "County of San Joaquin 2020 Primary Statement of Vote" (PDF). San Joaquin County.gov. April 5, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "County of San Joaquin 2020 Final Official Results Cumulative Report" (PDF). San Joaquin County.gov. December 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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