Connie Conway
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-2008 | Republican | AD-34 | 77620 | Win |
| 11-02-2010 | Republican | AD-34 | 67303 | Win |
| 11-06-2012 | Republican | AD-26 | 72061 | Win |
| 06-07-2022 | Republican | CD-22 | 71720 | Win |
| Website: | bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001128 |
Candidate Biography:
Connie Marie Conway
Born: September 25, 1950 in Bakersfield, CA
Married: Craig Vejvoda (m. 2014)
Children: Two
Family: Daughter of John R. Conway (Tulare County Supervisor 1981-1991)
1995-2001: Director, Tulare Redevelopment Agency
2001-2008: Member, Tulare County Board of Supervisors
2005: Chair, Tulare County Board of Supervisors
2006: President, California State Association of Counties
2007-2008: Chair, California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley
2008: Chair, Tulare County Board of Supervisors
2010-2014: Minority Leader, California State Assembly
2015-2022: Member, California Community Colleges Board of Governors
2017: Early Primary Candidate for SD-16 (Withdrew)
2018: Primary Candidate for SBOE-01 (Lost; 18.4%)
2019-2021: California Executive Director, U.S. Farm Service Agency (USDA)
- Vejvoda was a member of the Tulare City Council (2005-2017).
- As a member of Congress for 204 days, Conway was California's shortest-serving US Representative since Henry Stanley Benedict in 1917.
Source: California Legislature Handbook (2009-10)