Ted Gaines

American politician from California

Ted Gaines


Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Preceded by	George Runner
Member of the California Senate from the 1st district
In office January 6, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Preceded by	Dave Cox
Succeeded by	Brian Dahle
Member of the California State Assembly from the 4th district
In office December 4, 2006 – January 6, 2011
Preceded by	Tim Leslie
Succeeded by	Beth Gaines

Personal details
Born	Edward Moore Gaines (1958-04-25) April 25, 1958 (age 66) Roseville, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Beth Burkhard (m. 1985)
Children	6
Education	Lewis and Clark College (BS)

Edward Moore Gaines (born April 25, 1958) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the California Board of Equalization for the 1st district. He previously served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st Senate district from 2011 to 2019.

Career

Gaines is the owner of Gaines Insurance located in Roseville, California.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997, Gaines was appointed to the Roseville Planning Commission, where he served for two years.^[1] In 2000, he was elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors. He was reelected to a second term in 2004.^[2]

Gaines was elected to the California State Senate in a January 4, 2011 special election to replace the late Dave Cox and took office two days later. Prior to his election to the Senate, Gaines was a California State Assemblyman, who represented the 4th district, which includes the Placer County suburbs east of Sacramento. Gaines succeeded longtime local politician Tim Leslie in the Assembly.

2008 congressional election

Gaines formed an exploratory committee in fall of 2007 to run against longtime Congressman John Doolittle. However, before Doolittle announced he was retiring, Gaines announced he had decided to instead run for a second term in the State Assembly, for which he had neither a primary nor general election opponent.

2014 insurance commissioner election

Gaines ran for California Insurance commissioner in 2014 against Democratic incumbent Dave Jones.^[3] They both advanced to the general election, which Jones won by 4,038,165 votes (57.5%) to 2,981,951 (42.5%).

2018 Board of Equalization election

Gaines ran for District 1 of the California Board of Equalization in November 2018 and narrowly won with 51% of the votes.^[4]

2021 gubernatorial recall election

Gaines was a Republican candidate for Governor of California in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election.^[5] The 50% threshold to recall incumbent Democrat Gavin Newsom was not reached. Gaines received 0.7% of the replacement candidate vote.

Personal life

Gaines and his wife, Beth Gaines, who has also served in politics, currently live in El Dorado Hills with their six children.^[6]

References

^ Ballotpedia
^ Tedgaines.com
^ Christopher Cadelago (October 3, 2013). "Ted Gaines announces insurance commissioner run". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ Board of Equalization Results of All Districts, California Secretary of State
^ Korte, Lara (13 July 2021). "Who's in and out in recall race + AB 5 challenge + Some Dems 'just say no' to Nancy Reagan honor". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Senator Ted Gaines Biography". Senator Ted Gaines. California State Senate Republican Caucus. Retrieved 26 June 2017.