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Diane Harkey

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Dana Point City Council

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California State Board of Equalization District 4

Years in office: 2014 - 2019

Successor:Mike Schaefer (D)

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California State Assembly District 73

Years in office: 2008 - 2014

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 7, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Irvine

Personal

Profession

Banker

Contact

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Diane Harkey (Republican Party) was a member of theCalifornia State Board of Equalization, representingDistrict 4. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on January 7, 2019.

Harkey ran for election to theOrange County Board of Supervisors to representDistrict 5 in California. She lost in the primary onJune 7, 2022.

Harkey is a formerRepublican member of theCalifornia State Assembly, representingDistrict 73 from 2008 to 2014. Harkey did not seek re-election in 2014. She also served as a member of the Dana Point City Council.

Biography

Harkey is a member of the Capistrano Valley Symphony Board of Trustees, Dana Point Fifth Marine Regiment Support Group Board Member,Orange County Council of Governments and South Orange County Major Investment Study Group.^[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)

General election

General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5

IncumbentKatrina Foley defeatedPatricia Bates in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan)	51.3	116,105
		Patricia Bates (Nonpartisan)	48.7	110,238

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 226,343
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5

IncumbentKatrina Foley andPatricia Bates defeatedDiane Harkey andKevin Muldoon in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 5 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katrina Foley (Nonpartisan)	41.8	64,888
✔		Patricia Bates (Nonpartisan)	22.2	34,467
		Diane Harkey (Nonpartisan)	18.5	28,809
	Submit photo	Kevin Muldoon (Nonpartisan)	17.5	27,229

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 155,393
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2018

See also:California's 49th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 49

Mike Levin defeatedDiane Harkey in the general election for U.S. House California District 49 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Levin (D)	56.4	166,453
		Diane Harkey (R)	43.6	128,577

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,030 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 49

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 49 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diane Harkey (R)	25.5	46,468
✔		Mike Levin (D)	17.5	31,850
		Sara Jacobs (D)	15.8	28,778
		Douglas Applegate (D)	13.1	23,850
		Kristin Gaspar (R)	8.5	15,467
		Rocky Chávez (R)	7.5	13,739
		Paul Kerr (D)	4.4	8,099
		Brian Maryott (R)	3.0	5,496
	Submit photo	Mike Schmitt (R)	1.3	2,379
		Joshua Schoonover (R)	0.7	1,362
		Craig Nordal (R)	0.6	1,156
		David Medway (R)	0.6	1,066
		Robert Pendleton (Independent)	0.5	905
		Danielle St. John (G)	0.4	690
		Joshua Hancock (L)	0.3	552
	Submit photo	Jordan Mills (Peace and Freedom Party)	0.1	233

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 182,090
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christina Prejean (D)

2014

California Board of Equalization, District 4, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Diane Harkey	61.4%	1,030,580
	Democratic	Nader Shahatit	38.6%	648,980
Total Votes				1,679,560

2012

See also:California State Assembly elections, 2012

California State Assembly, District 73, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Diane L. HarkeyIncumbent	64.3%	130,030
	Democratic	James Corbett	35.7%	72,196
Total Votes				202,226

2010

See also:California State Assembly elections, 2010

California State Assembly, District 73 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Diane Harkey (R)		81,164
Judy Jones (D)		49,846

2008

California State Assembly District 73
Candidates		Votes
Diane Harkey (R)		87,905
Judy Jones (D)		67,485
Andrew Favor (L)		10,171

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

Campaign website

Harkey's campaign website stated the following:

Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Harkey's 2018 election campaign.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Harkey served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harkey served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Harkey served on these committees:

Issues

Sponsored legislation

Harkey's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 594 - State-mandated local programs
• AB 824 - Property taxation: assessment procedures
• AB 1278 - Elections: initiatives

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see theHouse site.

Political Courage test

Harkey did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[3]

Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering thestate legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on theProposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.^[4][5]

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Harkey ranked as a3.^[6]

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.

• California Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the chamber.

• California Civil Liberties Council

Legislators are scored by the California Civil Liberties Council on their votes on "bills related to due process, privacy rights, equal protection, and criminal justice."

• California Clean Money Action Scorecard

Legislators are scored by California Clean Money Action on their votes on bills "to limit the undue influence of Big Money in politics in California."

• California Environmental Justice Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• California Labor Federation

Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to labor.

• California League of Conservation Voters

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

• Clean Water Action

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to water policy.

• Congress of California Seniors

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that relate to senior issues

• Consumer Federation of California

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to consumers.

• Equality California

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported by the organization.

• Howard Jarvis Taxpayer's Association

Legislators are scored on their votes on taxpayer-related issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.

• Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

• Secular Coalition for California

Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.

• Sierra Club California

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

2012

Personal

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Harkey and her husband, Dan, have one child.

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