Peter Frusetta Explained

Peter Frusetta
Birth Date:July 6, 1932
Party:Republican
Term Start:December 5, 1994
Term End:November 30, 2000
Office:Member of the California State Assembly from the 28th district
Predecessor:Rusty Areias
Successor:Simon Salinas
Children:4

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

Year!
OfficeDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct
1992California State Assembly
District 28
Rusty Areias align="right" 64,74759%Peter Frusetta align="right" 44,90541%
1994California State Assembly
District 28
Lily Cervantes align="right" 43,30749.8%Peter Frusetta align="right" 43,69650.2%
1996California State Senate
District 21
Lily Cervantes align="right" 51,88847.3%Peter Frusetta align="right" 53,64948.9%
1998California State Senate
District 21
Alan Styles align="right" 40,65244%Peter Frusetta align="right" 47,73551.6%
2002California State Senate
District 12
Rusty Areias align="right" 72,03447.1%Jeff Denham 57%
Peter Frusetta 37.3%
align="right" 73,88748.3%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Assemblyman Peter Frusetta dies at age 87 . San Benito Live . October 1, 2022.
  2. https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1992-11-03
  3. Web site: Peter Clay Frusetta . . October 1, 2022.
  4. https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1994-11-08
  5. https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/2002-11-05