Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer is the former California Treasurer. Lockyer, a Democrat, was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in November 2010.[1] Prior to becoming state treasurer, Lockyer served as Attorney General of California from 1999-2007.
Lockyer was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term as state treasurer in 2014 due to term limits, and he announced in June 2013 that he would not be seeking election to a different office. When his final term expired on January 5, 2015, Lockyer left politics with a perfect record, having won every election from his "1968 campaign for school board in San Leandro to a quarter-century in the Legislature and two terms each as attorney general and treasurer."[2]
Lockyer entered politics in 1968 when he was elected to the San Leandro School Board. He first ran for, and won election to, the California State Legislature in 1973. A 25-year career as a state lawmaker followed, during which time he held seats in both the Assembly and the Senate, and served as President Pro Tem for the latter. Lockyer transitioned from state legislative to state executive office after his victory in the 1998 election for attorney general.
In addition to serving as California's state treasurer, Lockyer practices law part-time at the firm of Brown Rudnick LLP, where he is a member of the Government Law and Strategies team. He began working double duty in December 2013, more than a year in advance of his planned retirement from statewide office.[3]
Biography
Before his election to statewide office, he was a member of the San Leandro School Board. Lockyer holds a J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, a teaching certificate from California State University-Hayward and a B.A. in political science from the University of California-Berkeley.[1]
Education
- B.A., Political science, University of California at Berkeley (1965)
- J.D., McGeorge School of Law
Political career
Treasurer (2007-2015)
Lockyer was first elected California's 32nd state treasurer on November 7, 2006, and re-elected on November 2, 2010. He assumed office on January 1, 2007. Lockyer's second term ended in January 2015, after which he was prohibited from holding the office again by term limits.
Attorney General of California (1999-2007)
Before becoming treasurer, Lockyer served two terms as state attorney general, from 1999 to 2007. As listed on the state treasurer's website, Lockyer's tenure as attorney general included landmark achievements such as establishing the best DNA forensic crime lab in the country, the Megan's Law website to track registered sex offenders, and led cases resulting in the successful recovery of "billions of dollars for defrauded energy ratepayers, consumers and taxpayers."[1]
California State Assembly and California State Senate (1973-1999)
Lockyer first won election to the California State Assembly in a special election on September 4, 1973. His career in the two houses of the California state legislature spanned 25 years, during which time he served as President Pro Tem of the California State Senate.
Elections
2014
- See also: State executive official elections, 2014
Lockyer originally filed a "Statement of Intention" to run for California Controller in the 2014 elections, but later announced his plans to retire from politics after the expiration of his second term as treasurer in January of 2015.[4] Lockyer cannot run for re-election as state treasurer in 2014 because of term limits.
2010
Lockyer was re-elected on November 2, 2010. His term will end in January 2015, after which he will be prohibited from holding office again by term limits.
| California Treasurer, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bill Lockyer Incumbent |
56.5% | 5,433,222 | |
| Republican | Mimi Walters | 36.2% | 3,479,709 | |
| American Independent | Robert Lauten | 1.4% | 135,931 | |
| Green | Charles "Kit" Crittenden | 2.4% | 231,160 | |
| Libertarian | Edward M. Teyssier | 2.3% | 218,384 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Debra L. Reiger | 1.3% | 125,566 | |
| Total Votes | 9,623,972 | |||
| Election results via California Secretary of State | ||||
2006
Lockyer was first elected California's 32nd state treasurer on November 7, 2006, and re-elected on November 2, 2010. He assumed office on January 1, 2007.
| California Treasurer, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer |
54.4% | 4,523,854 | |
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 37.2% | 3,095,615 | |
| American Independent | E. Justin Noonan | 1.1% | 93,281 | |
| Green | Mehul M. Thakker | 2.4% | 201,670 | |
| Libertarian | Marian Smithson | 4% | 334,056 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Gerald Sanders | 0.9% | 71,726 | |
| Total Votes | 8,320,202 | |||
| Election results via California Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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Personal
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Lockyer is married to Nadia Maria Lockyer. He has two children.[1]
See also
External links
- California State Treasurer's Office
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 California State Treasurer, "Bill Lockyer Biography," accessed September 24, 2012
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "California treasurer Bill Lockyer to retire from elected office," June 3, 2013
- ↑ PRnewswire.com, "California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer Joins International Law Firm Brown Rudnick as Of Counsel," December 16, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance:Statement of Intention," accessed November 27, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Phil Angelides (D) |
California Treasurer 2007-2015 |
Succeeded by John Chiang (D) |
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