Shannon Grove

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Shannon Grove
Republican Party
Candidate, California State Board of Equalization District 1
California State Senate District 12
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Anna Caballero (D)
Prior offices
California State Senate District 16
Years in office: 2018 - 2022
Predecessor: Jean Fuller (R)
Successor: Melissa Hurtado (D)
California State Assembly District 34
Years in office: 2010 - 2016
Predecessor: Connie Conway (R)
Successor: Vince Fong (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
June 2, 2026
Next election
November 3, 2026
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Personal
Profession
Business executive
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
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Official Instagram
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Shannon Grove (Republican Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 12. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Grove (Republican Party) is running for election to the California State Board of Equalization to represent District 1. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the primary on June 2, 2026.

Biography

Shannon Grove was born and lives in Kern County, California. Grove served in the U.S. Army. Her career experience includes co-founding and working as the CEO of Continental Labor and Staffing Resources.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Grove was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Grove was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Grove was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Grove was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Grove served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Grove served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Grove served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 1

Nelson Esparza (D) and Shannon Grove (R) are running in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Nelson Esparza
Nelson Esparza (D)
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)

There are no incumbents in this race.

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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for California State Board of Equalization District 1

Shannon Grove (R) and Nelson Esparza (D) defeated Donald Williamson (D), Dusty Beach (R), and Nader Shahatit (R) in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
36.0
 
431,354
✔
Image of Nelson Esparza
Nelson Esparza (D)
 
30.6
 
366,155
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Donald Williamson (D)
 
15.6
 
187,144
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Dusty Beach (R)
 
13.0
 
155,332
Image of Nader Shahatit
Nader Shahatit (R)
 
4.8
 
57,680

There were no incumbents in this race. Vote totals may change until results are certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 1,197,665
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 12

Incumbent Shannon Grove defeated Susanne Gundy in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
68.7
 
196,017
Image of Susanne Gundy
Susanne Gundy (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
89,471

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 285,488
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 12

Incumbent Shannon Grove and Susanne Gundy advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
68.7
 
119,319
✔
Image of Susanne Gundy
Susanne Gundy (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.3
 
54,289

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 173,608
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Senate District 16

Shannon Grove defeated Ruth Musser-Lopez in the general election for California State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
64.2
 
169,714
Image of Ruth Musser-Lopez
Ruth Musser-Lopez (D)
 
35.8
 
94,579

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 264,293
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 16

Shannon Grove and Ruth Musser-Lopez defeated Gregory Tatum in the primary for California State Senate District 16 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove (R)
 
59.1
 
90,353
✔
Image of Ruth Musser-Lopez
Ruth Musser-Lopez (D)
 
29.0
 
44,303
Image of Gregory Tatum
Gregory Tatum (R)
 
11.9
 
18,152

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 152,808
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[3] Incumbent Shannon Grove (R) did not seek re-election.

Vince Fong defeated Perrin Swanlund in the California State Assembly District 34 general election.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vince Fong 73.23% 123,959
     Democratic Perrin Swanlund 26.77% 45,305
Total Votes 169,264
Source: California Secretary of State


Vince Fong and Perrin Swanlund defeated Ernie Gollehon and Michael Garcia Biglay in the California State Assembly District 34 Blanket primary.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 34 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vince Fong 60.32% 57,915
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Perrin Swanlund 24.40% 23,429
     Republican Ernie Gollehon 9.14% 8,779
     Republican Michael Garcia Biglay 6.13% 5,886
Total Votes 96,009

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Shannon Grove (R) and Virginia "Mari" Goodman (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Grove defeated Goodman in the general election.[8][9][10]

California State Assembly, District 34, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Grove Incumbent 74.5% 70,403
     Democratic Virginia "Mari" Goodman 25.5% 24,132
Total Votes 94,535

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Grove won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 34. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She and Mari Goodman (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. She was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

California State Assembly, District 34, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Grove Incumbent 69.2% 106,384
     Democratic Mari Goodman 30.8% 47,254
Total Votes 153,638

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Grove defeated Shannon Holloway and Ken Mettler in the June 8 primary. She then defeated Democrat Holly Spohn-Gross in the November 2 general election.[13][14]

California State Assembly, District 32 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shannon Grove (R) 97,470
Holly Spohn-Gross (D) 37,892
California House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shannon Grove (R) 35,789
Ken Mettler (R) 13,740
Shannon Holloway (R) 2,326

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Shannon Grove campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022California State Senate District 12Won general$2,397,214 $2,332,423
2018California State Senate District 16Won general$1,590,660 N/A**
2014California State Assembly, District 34Won $666,174 N/A**
2012California State Assembly, District 34Won $505,005 N/A**
2010California State Assembly, District 32Won $551,325 N/A**
Grand total$5,710,378 $2,332,423
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Senator Shannon Grove, "Biography," accessed December 19, 2022
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Shannon Grove," accessed December 19, 2022
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
    9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
    10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
    11. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
    12. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    13. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    14. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014


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