Audie Bock
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-30-1999 | Green | AD-16 | 14674 | Win |
| 11-07-2000 | Independent | AD-16 | 25714 | Loss |
| 10-07-2003 | Democratic | Governor | 3358 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Audie Elizabeth Bock
Born: October 15, 1946 in Glens Falls, New York
Child: Felicia Marie
1999: While serving in the State Assembly, changed party affiliation mid-term from Green to Independent on October 7.
2002: Primary Candidate for CD-09 (withdrew)
2007: Candidate for Hayward Area Recreation and Park District board (Lost; 46%)
2012-Present: Member, Fairview Fire Protection District Board
2014: Primary Candidate for SD-10 (Lost; 4.1%)
- NOTABLE HISTORY: Bock was the only Green candidate to win election to California's legislature.
- NOTABLE HISTORY: Bock was the first person to be elected to a first term in the California Legislature as a non-major party candidate since 1916 (when Progressives Frank H. Mouser and Melvin Pettit won).
- CLOSE CONTEST: Bock narrowly won the 1999 Special election when she defeated Elihu M. Harris by 327 votes (1.1%).
- Bock was the first Green Party candidate to be elected to a state legislature in the US. Since her election in 1999, two other Greens have been elected to state legislatures: John Eder (Maine House of Representatives, 2003-2007) and Richard Carroll (Arkansas House of Representatives, 2008).