Peter Frusetta

Peter Frusetta
Member of the California State Assembly from the 28th district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded byRusty Areias
Succeeded bySimon Salinas
Personal details
BornJuly 6, 1932
DiedFebruary 26, 2020(2020-02-26) (aged 87)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Anita Fillice
​
(m. 1959)​
Children4
Military service
Branch/service United States Army

Peter Clay Frusetta (July 6, 1932 - February 26, 2020) was an American rancher and politician from California and was a member of the Republican party.

Frusetta served in the United States Army between 1954 and 1956.[1] He was deployed in Germany.[1] Upon his return from the war, he worked on his family's cattle ranch in San Benito County.

State Assembly

Frusetta first ran for the California State Assembly in 1992, losing to entrenched incumbent Rusty Areias (D-Salinas) by 18 points.[2] In 1994 he ran again for what was now an open seat (with Areias running instead for state controller)[3] He beat Democrat Lily Cervantes by 389 votes.[4] He beat her again on 1996 [1] and served in the lower house until 2000.[1]

In 2002 he made a run for redrawn 12th district in the state senate but lost in the GOP primary to Jeff Denham, who then went on to beat Democrat Rusty Areias in the general election.[5]

Electoral History

Member, California State Assembly: 1994-2000
Year Office Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1992 California State Assembly
District 28 		Rusty Areias 64,747 59% Peter Frusetta 44,905 41%
1994 California State Assembly
District 28 		Lily Cervantes 43,307 49.8% Peter Frusetta 43,696 50.2%
1996 California State Senate
District 21 		Lily Cervantes 51,888 47.3% Peter Frusetta 53,649 48.9%
1998 California State Senate
District 21 		Alan Styles 40,652 44% Peter Frusetta 47,735 51.6%
2002 California State Senate
District 12 		Rusty Areias 72,034 47.1% Jeff Denham 57%
Peter Frusetta 37.3% 		73,887 48.3%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Former Assemblyman Peter Frusetta dies at age 87". San Benito Live. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1992-11-03
  3. ^ "Peter Clay Frusetta". Gavilan College. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1994-11-08
  5. ^ https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/2002-11-05