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SD-19: Hannah-Beth Jackson - A Tireless Advocate
in The Bayne of Blog

Bettina Duval, writing at the Huffington Post cheers Debra Bowen
in BlogHer

Debra Bowen’s Profile In Courage Award
in The Huffington Post

Reverse The Decline!
in The California Majority Report

Reverse The Decline!
in The Bayne of Blog

A Lesson From California
in The Huffington Post

Clinton’s Victory
in SacBee.com

Hillary’s Victory
in The Bayne of Blog

Hillary’s Victory
in Seeing The Forest

Election Results

Statewide Election Results 

The Statewide Direct Primary Election Results
Election results will not be available until after the polls close at 8:00 p.m.

CALIFORNIA 2006 ELECTION RESULTS

Prior to the 2006 election
In the 2005-2006 legislative session there were 37 women serving in the legislature.

  • Senate (12 women – all Democrats)
  • Assembly (25 women – 19 Democrats and 6 Republicans)

After the 2006 election
In the 2006-2008 legislative session there will be 34 women serving in the legislature.

  • Debra Bowen was elected Secretary of State.
  • Democrats Betty Yee and Judy Chu and Republican Michele Steel were elected to the Board of Equalization.
  • There are 10 women in our State Senate: ten Democrats.
  • There are 24 Assemblywomen: 18 Democrats, 6 Republicans. This is a loss of one Democratic seat.

The total loss of women in the California state legislature totaled 3 Democratic women - 1 in the Assembly and 2 in the State Senate.

The total loss of Democrats is three: 2 in the State Senate and 1 in the Assembly.

CONTRIBUTE
SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS

Karen Bass

KAREN BASS
Speaker of the California State Assembly

Karen Bass has been a State Assembly Member representing Los Angeles’ 47th Assembly District since 2005. In May 2008, she made history when the Los Angeles Democrat became the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, catapulting a Democratic woman to the post for the first time in the state ’s history. Along with the California political first, Speaker Bass makes national history as the first African American woman in the country to serve in this powerful state legislative role.

A CALIFORNIA LIST endorsed candidate, Assembly Member Karen Bass was elected November 2, 2004, to represent the 47th Assembly District which includes the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City, as well as the communities of Ladera Heights, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Cheviot Hills, Westwood-UCLA and Windsor Hills.