Henry Perea

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Henry T. Perea (born June 29, 1977) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, he formerly represented the 31st district for the California State Assembly, encompassing western Fresno.

Preceded byJuan Arambula
Succeeded byJoaquin Arambula
Succeeded byClinton Olivier
Born (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 (age 48)
Fresno, California
Quick facts Member of the California State Assembly from the 31st district, Preceded by ...
Henry T. Perea
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 31st district
In office
December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015
Preceded byJuan Arambula
Succeeded byJoaquin Arambula
Fresno City Councilmember
In office
December 2, 2002 – December 2, 2010
Succeeded byClinton Olivier
Personal details
Born (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 (age 48)
Fresno, California
PartyDemocratic
SpouseYahaira Garcia
Children3
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fresno
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Career

Perea has been described as a leader of the moderate, more business-friendly wing of the state legislature's Democrats. On December 1, 2015, he announced that he would resign his seat at the end of 2015, a year early, to seek a lucrative position as a lobbyist.[1]

Prior to his election to the Assembly, Perea served on the Fresno City Council from 2003 to 2010. He was first elected to the council at the age of 25 and served as council president in 2007.

Perea also ran, unsuccessfully, in the 2008 Fresno mayoral election.

Family

He is married to Yahaira Garcia-Perea and they have three children.

His father, Henry R. Perea, was a member of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and the Fresno City Council.

Electoral history

Fresno City Supervisor

More information 2002 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election, Candidates ...

2002 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election[2][3]

Candidates First round Runoff
Votes % Votes %
Henry T. Perea 2,712 46.36 3,769 50.26
Richard Caglia 2,391 40.87 3,713 49.51
Keith Chun 739 12.63
Write-ins 8 0.14 17 0.23
Total 5,850 100 7,499 100
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More information 2004 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election, Candidates ...

2004 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election[4][5]

Candidates First round Runoff
Votes % Votes %
Henry T. Perea 6,569 43.12 14,565 53.30
Sal Quintero 6,134 40.27 12,666 46.35
Debilyn Molineaux 1,732 11.37
Jose Guadalupe Camac 760 4.99
Write-ins 38 0.25 95 0.35
Total 15,233 100 27,326 100
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More information 2006 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election, Candidates ...
2006 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election[6]
Candidates Votes %
Henry T. Perea (incumbent) 3,729 97.80
Write-ins 84 2.20
Total 3,813 100
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More information 2008 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election, Candidates ...
2008 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election[7]
Candidates Votes %
Henry T. Perea 9,655 96.96
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Fresno Mayor

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2008 Fresno mayoral election[8][9]
Candidates First round Runoff
Votes % Votes %
Ashley Swearengin 15,410 27.11 72,784 54.35
Henry Perea 15,626 27.49 54.35 45.40
Jerry Duncan 6,495 11.43
Jeff L. Eben 5,572 9.80
Tom Boyajian 5,286 9.30
Mike Dages 4,601 8.09
Doug Vagim 1,226 2.16
Barbara Ann Hunt 1,089 1.92
Henry M. Montreal 682 1.20
Jim Boswell 533 0.94
Ignacio C. Garbibay 256 0.45
Write-ins N/a N/a 336 0.25
Total N/a N/a 140,192 100
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More information Candidates, First round ...
2016 Fresno mayoral election[10][11]
Candidates First round Runoff
Votes % Votes %
Lee Brand 25,491 30.79 71,776 51.20
Henry Perea 37,006 44.70 68,053 48.54
H. Spees 15,089 18.23
Doug Vagim 2,910 3.52
Richard B. Renteria 2,090 2.52
Write-ins 199 0.24 363 0.26
Total 69,795 100 140,192 100
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California State Assembly

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2010 California State Assembly 31st district election[12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Perea 14,071 75.5
Democratic Rosaline Velasco 2,597 14.0
Democratic Romelia Nino Castillo 1,973 10.5
General election
Democratic Henry Perea 40,947 59.8
Republican Brandon Shoemaker 27,606 40.2
Total votes 68,553 100.0
Democratic gain from Independent
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More information Primary election, Party ...
2012 California State Assembly 31st district election[14][15]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 22,255 98.7
Republican James (JD) Bennett (write-in) 299 1.3
Total votes 22,554 100.0
General election
Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 55,626 64.0
Republican James (JD) Bennett 31,282 36.0
Total votes 86,908 100.0
Democratic hold
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More information Primary election, Party ...
2014 California State Assembly 31st district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 24,853 99.9
No party preference Walter O. Villarreal (write-in) 24 0.1
Total votes 24,877 100.0
General election
Democratic Henry Perea (incumbent) 36,165 66.7
No party preference Walter O. Villarreal 18,017 33.3
Total votes 54,182 100.0
Democratic hold
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