David Harmer

David Harmer (born May 28, 1962) is an American attorney from San Ramon, California. In 2010 Harmer ran for election to the United States House of Representatives from California's 11th Congressional District. Harmer became his party's nominee after winning a four-way race in the Republican primary, but ultimately lost to the Democratic incumbent in the tightest congressional race in California that year.
Early life, education, and early career
Born in Glendale, California, as the oldest of ten children, David Harmer is the son of John L. Harmer the former Lieutenant Governor of California under then Governor Ronald Reagan and Carolyn Jonas Harmer, a homemaker and English teacher.
2010
Harmer lost the election to incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney by a vote of 49% to 46.8%.
The general election was close enough that the result was not immediately known, pending a definitive count to include all absentee ballots. On November 24, the Associated Press reported that McNerney had defeated Harmer, with McNerney holding a lead of nearly 2,500 votes with fewer than 1,900 votes left to be counted, but Harmer delayed conceding so that every vote could be counted. Harmer conceded the election on December 4, 2010.
Publications
In 1994 Harmer authored the book School choice: why you need it — how you get it published by the Cato Institute. One of Harmer's op-ed articles on school choice, titled "Abolish the Public Schools", stated that the government should "exit the business of running and funding schools."
Personal life
Harmer's wife Elayne Harmer is a native of Argentina and is a substitute teacher in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. They and their four children live in San Ramon, California where his children attend public schools.

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