Henry Perea

Henry T. Perea (born June 29, 1977 in Fresno, California) was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat who formerly represented the 31st district, encompassing western Fresno.

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
Fresno, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Yahaira Garcia-Perea
ChildrenAva Perea,H. Joaquin Perea, Santiago Perea
ResidenceFresno, California
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fresno

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.

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

City council

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

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
2006 Fresno City Supervisor seat 7 election election[6]
Candidates Votes %
Henry T. Perea (incumbent) 3,729 97.80
Write-ins 84 2.20
Total 3,813 100
2008 Fresno City Supervisor seat 3 election election[7]
Candidates Votes %
Henry T. Perea 9,655 96.96

Mayoral
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
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

State assembly
2010 California's 31st State Assembly district Democratic primary[12]
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
2010 California's 31st State Assembly district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Perea 40,947 59.8
Republican Brandon Shoemaker 27,606 40.2
Total votes 68,553 100.0
Democratic gain from Independent
2012 California's 31st State Assembly 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
2014 California's 31st State Assembly 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

References
  1. Melanie Mason, "Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job", Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2015.
  2. "County of Fresno - County Clerk Registrar of Voters - March 5, 2002 Primary Election". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 28 March 2002. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  3. "Election Summary Report General Election Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races Final Official Results". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 3 December 2002. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  4. "Election Summary Report March 2, 2004 Consolidated Presidential Primary Election Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races County of Fresno Final Official Result". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 24 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  5. "Election Summary Report Consolidated Presidential General Election November 2, 2004 Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races County of Fresno - Final Official". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 29 November 2004. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  6. "Election Summary Report Consolidated Gubernatorial Primary Election June 6, 2006 Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races Official Final Report". www.co.fresno.ca.us. Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  7. "Election Summary Report June 3, 2008 Statewide Direct Primary Election Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races Official Final Report". Fresno County Clerk/ Registrar of Voters. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010.
  8. "RESULTS OF JUNE 3, 2008 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION". Fresno County. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. "RESULTS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2008 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION". Fresno County. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. "RESULTS OF JUNE 7, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION". Fresno County. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  11. "Election Summary Report Consolidated Presidential General Election Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races Fresno County Official Final Results". Fresno County. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. "Statement of Vote June 8, 2020, Statewide Direct Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  13. "Statement of Vote November 2, 2010, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  14. "Statement of Vote June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  15. "Statement of Vote November 6, 2012, General Election" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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