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Mohammad Arif Politician Mohammad Arif (b. January 30, 1969) was a 2013 Peace and Freedom candidate in the special election for District 16 of the California State Senate. He previously ran for Governor of California in 2010. Arif was the Secretary of Treasury during Howard Johnson's California Senate Campaign. He was elected Executive Member of the Kern County County Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party. Mohammad Arif Peace and Freedom Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result 10-07-2003	Independent	Governor	321709	Loss

Candidate Biography:

2009: Early Special Election Candidate for CD-32 (Withdrew) 2010: Primary Candidate for Governor (Lost; 14.2%) 2013: Special Primary Candidate for SD-16 (Lost; 0.7%) Arif attended the Hailey College in Commerce, receiving his Master's Degree in Economics. Elections

2013 See also: State legislative special elections, 2013 Arif ran in a special election for California State Senate District 16. The seat was vacant following Michael J. Rubio's (D) resignation on February 22, 2013 to accept a job with Chevron. Arif was defeated in the special election, which took place on May 21, 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] [show]California State Senate, District 16, Blanket Primary, 2013 2010 See also: California gubernatorial election, 2010 and Gubernatorial elections, 2010 Arif ran for the Peace and Freedom Party's nomination for Governor in 2010. In this contested race, the Peace and Freedom Party nominated Carlos Alvarez at their June 8, 2010 primary.