Jeff Stone (Nevada)
Jeff Stone (Republican Party) is a member of theNevada State Senate, representingDistrict 20. He assumed office on November 9, 2022. His current term ends on November 4, 2026.
Stone (Republican Party) ran for election to theNevada State Senate to representDistrict 20. He won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.
Stone resigned from theCalifornia State Senate District 28 seat on November 1, 2019, to take a position in theDonald Trump presidential administration as Western Regional director in theDepartment of Labor.[1]
Stone was a 2016 candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 36th Congressional District ofCalifornia.[2] He also ran forDistrict 36 of theCalifornia State Senate in2010.
Biography
Jeff Stone lives in Henderson, Nevada.[3] Stone earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Southern California.[4] His career experience includes owning Innovative Compound Pharmacy and working as a real estate agent, an assistant professor of pharmacy with the University of Southern California, and an assistant professor of pharmacology with California State University at Dominguez Hills.[3][4] Stone served on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.[4]
Committee assignments
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2025-2026
Stone was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Revenue and Economic Development Committee
2023-2024
Stone was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2019-2020
Stone was assigned to the following committees:
- Emergency Management Committee
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
- Senate Health Committee,Vice Chair
- Senate Human Services Committee,Vice Chair
- Transportation and Housing Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Budget and Fiscal Review |
| •Environmental Quality, Vice chair |
| •Labor and Industrial Relations, Vice chair |
| •Natural Resources and Water, Vice chair |
| •Public Safety |
| •Emergency Management |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stone served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| •Budget and Fiscal Review |
| •Labor and Industrial Relations, Vice chair |
| •Natural Resources and Water, Vice chair |
| •Public Safety |
Noteworthy events
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Stone endorsedMarco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S.presidential election.[5]
- See also:Endorsements for Marco Rubio
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Senate District 20
Jeff Stone defeatedBrent Foutz andBrandon Mills in the general election for Nevada State Senate District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Stone (R) | 61.7 | 44,567 |
| Brent Foutz (D) | 35.6 | 25,712 | ||
 | Brandon Mills (L)  | 2.7 | 1,968 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 72,247 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Patterson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Brent Foutz advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Senate District 20.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled.Jeff Stone advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Senate District 20.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Glen Leavitt (R)
2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 28
IncumbentJeff Stone defeatedJoy Silver in the general election for California State Senate District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Stone (R) | 51.6 | 151,020 |
 | Joy Silver (D) | 48.4 | 141,792 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 292,812 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 28
IncumbentJeff Stone andJoy Silver defeatedAnna Nevenic in the primary for California State Senate District 28 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Stone (R) | 56.0 | 89,426 |
| ✔ | | Joy Silver (D) | 34.7 | 55,312 |
 | Anna Nevenic (D) | 9.3 | 14,826 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 159,564 | ||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as safely Democratic. IncumbentRaul Ruiz (D) defeatedJeff Stone (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Ruiz and Stone defeatedStephan Wolkowicz (R) in thetop-two primary on June 7, 2016.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Raul RuizIncumbent | 62.1% | 144,348 | |
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 37.9% | 88,269 | |
| Total Votes | 232,617 | |||
| Source:California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul RuizIncumbent | 58.5% | 76,213 | |
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 31.6% | 41,190 | |
| Republican | Stephan Wolkowicz | 9.9% | 12,923 | |
| Total Votes | 130,326 | |||
| Source:California Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for theCalifornia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014.Bonnie Garcia (R) andJeff Stone (R) defeatedPhilip Drucker (D),Anna Nevenic (D),William "Bill" Carns (R) andGlenn A. Miller (R) in the blanket primary. Garcia was defeated by Stone in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jeff Stone | 53% | 81,698 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 47% | 72,353 | |
| Total Votes | 154,051 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Stone | 21.9% | 20,807 | |
| Republican | Bonnie Garcia | 19.9% | 18,884 | |
| Republican | Glenn A. Miller | 19.4% | 18,435 | |
| Democratic | Philip Drucker | 18.6% | 17,635 | |
| Democratic | Anna Nevenic | 15.2% | 14,444 | |
| Republican | William Carns | 5.1% | 4,834 | |
| Total Votes | 95,039 | |||
2010
Stone was defeated in the June 8 primary byJoel Anderson.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Stone's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
Water
- Excerpt: "We need to increase water storage and delivery systems to ensure southern California and the central valley have a dependable water source. We should continue to examine the efficacy of desalination plants like the one recently built in Carlsbad."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "I’ve signed the No New Taxes Pledge and I won’t accept any plan to alter or abolish Prop. 13 or raise taxes on already overburdened California taxpayers."
Crime
- Excerpt: "I oppose early release of prison inmates. AB 109 (Public Safety Realignment) is bad public policy that allows dangerous felons to be placed in County jails and released early. If tents in 110 degrees are good enough for our military in Iraq then why not for our convicts? Place them in tents in remote areas of the County. We must stop spending $150,000 each for building new jail cells!"
Education
- Excerpt: "I believe we need to give local school boards, parents, and teachers the flexibility to adopt education plans suitable to their local needs. I support school choice and Charter schools."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "Seniors on Medicare are already paying more because Obamacare took money away from the Medicare system. While this is a federal law, I will do everything I can to help repeal it and replace it with real reforms that lower costs, protect patient choice and maintain America’s high standards for health care."
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nevada State Senate District 20 | Won general | $180,165 | $0 |
| 2018 | California State Senate District 28 | Won general | $673,412 | N/A** |
| 2014 | California State Senate, District 28 | Won | $793,791 | N/A** |
| 2010 | California State Senate, District 36 | Won | $608,242 | N/A** |
| 2000 | California State Assembly, District 28 | Won | $124,266 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $2,379,876 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Stone's endorsements included the following:[12]
- Riverside Sheriffs’ Association
- Southwest Young Republicans of Riverside County
- Dave Kelley, Former State Senator and State Assemblyman
- Pete Schabarum, Author of California Term Limits and former State Assemblyman
- Ted Weggeland, Former State Assemblyman and Republican Whip
- Don Kent, Treasurer/Tax Collector, Riverside County
- Larry Ward, Assessor, Riverside County
- Marion Ashley, Supervisor Riverside County
- Kevin Jeffries, Supervisor Riverside County
- Jim Venable, Former Supervisor, Riverside County
- Tom Mullen, Former Supervisor, Riverside County
- Cois Byrd, Former Sheriff, Riverside County
- Jim Hyatt, City Council Member, Calimesa
- Mary Craton, Mayor, Canyon Lake
- Jordan Erencranz, City Council Member, Canyon Lake
- Ike Bootsma, Mayor, Eastvale
- Larry Smith, Mayor Pro Tem, Hemet
- Shellie Milne, City Council Member, Hemet
- Scott Mann, Mayor, Menifee
- Wallace Edjerton, Former Mayor, Menifee
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2024
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In 2024, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Nevada State Senate District 20 | Officeholder Nevada State Senate District 20 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Desert Sun,' "State Sen. Jeff Stone to join Trump's labor department, likely prompting special election," October 30, 2019
- ↑The Desert Sun, "It's official: Jeff Stone is running for Congress," January 11, 2016
- ↑3.03.1Jeff Stone for Senate, "About Jeff," accessed January 14, 2023
- ↑4.04.14.2California State Senate, “Senator Jeff Stone” accessed September 29, 2019
- ↑Los Angeles Times, "6 California lawmakers and San Diego mayor back Marco Rubio for president," January 8, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑jeffstone2014.com "Issues," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑jeffstone2014.com "Endorsements," accessed May 7, 2014
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| Preceded by Keith Pickard (R) | Nevada State Senate District 20 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | California State Senate District 28 2014-2019 | Succeeded by - |
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