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Bill Conrad

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1996 Republican CD-18 52695 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: May 22, 1957 in Orange, CA 
Married: Karen
Child: One
Military: ARMY (War on Terror)

199?-2003: Member, Modesto City Council
2002: Primary Candidate for CD-18 (Lost; 31.5%)
2006: Primary Candidate for AD-25 (Lost; 31.6%)
2010: Primary Candidate for AD-25 (Lost; 21.7%)
2024: [Republican] Primary Candidate for US Senate from Nevada (Lost; 3.6%)

 

  • ADVERTISING: In the 2006 election for AD-25, Conrad famously sent a mailer critizing his primary opponent Tom Berryhill for having a heart transplant operation in 2000, saying "Tom Berryhill doesn't have the heart for State Assembly." Source: NPR

Source: All Things Considered: California Races Give 'Slight' a New Spin by Ina Jaffe, National Public Radio (6/3/2006). Accessed at https://www-s1.npr.org/2006/06/03/5450048/california-races-give-slight-a-new-spin