STATE SENATE
Total number of candidates: 37 Total female candidates: 13 Total male candidates: 24 Number of open seats: 9
Total number of women currently serving in the Senate: 12 Total number of women not up for election: 5* Total number of “safe” seats (woman will probably win): 4 Total number of “toss up” seats (competitive): 3
Best case: All 4 “safe seats” are won; Three competitive seats are won by women The number of women in the State Senate would be 12, no change.
Worst case: Only the 4 “safe seats” are won; the number of women in the State Senate would be 9, a loss of 3.
SENATE DISTRICT NAME STATUS 1 JULIE-GRIFFITH-FLATTER MALE INCUMBENT 3 LOIS WOLK (no opposition) FEMALE INCUMBENT 5 CATHLEEN GALGIANI OPEN SEAT 7 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 9 LONI HANCOCK (no opposition) FEMALE INCUMBENT 11 HARMEET DHILLON MALE INCUMBENT 13 SALLY LIEBER OPEN SEAT 15 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 17 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 19 HANNAH-BETH JACKSON OPEN SEAT 21 STAR MOFFAT OPEN SEAT 23 MELISSA RUTH O’DONNELL MALE INCUMBENT 25 CAROL LIU FEMALE INCUMBENT 27 FRAN PAVLEY FEMALE INCUMBENT 29 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 31 NO WOMMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 33 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 35 CHARLOTTE SVOLOS MALE INCUMBENT 37 MIMI WALTERS FEMALE INCUMBENT
Written by Rachel Michelin, Executive Director/CEO; California Women Lead Thursday, June 14, 2012 *Note – only the odd numbered seats are up for election in 2012
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Total number of candidates: 156 Total female candidates: 33 Total male candidates: 123 Number of open seats: 35
Total number of women currently serving in the Assembly: 22 Number of female incumbents running for reelection: 15 Total number of “safe seats” (woman will probably win): 18 Total number of “toss up” seats (competitive): 4
Best case: All 18 “safe seats” are won; All four competitive seats are won by women The number of women in the State Assembly would be 22, no change.
Worst case: Only the 18 “safe seats” are won; the number of women in the State Assembly would be 18, a loss of 4.
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT NAME STATUS 1 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 2 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 3 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 4 MARIKO YAMADA FEMALE INCUMBENT 5 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 6 BETH GAINES FEMALE INCUMBENT 7 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 8 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 9 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 10 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 11 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 12 KRISTEN OLSON FEMALE INCUMBENT 13 SUSAN EGGMAN OPEN SEAT 14 SUSAN BONILLA (no opposition) FEMALE INCUMBENT 15 NANCY SKINNER (no opposition) FEMALE INCUMBENT 16 JOAN BUCHANAN FEMALE INCUMBENT 17 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 18 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 19 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 20 JENNIFER ONG OPEN SEAT
Written by Rachel Michelin, Executive Director/CEO; California Women Lead Thursday, June 14, 2012
1201 K St., Ste. 1850 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • (p) 916.551.1920 • (f) 916.551.1924 • [email protected] • www.cawomenlead.org STATE ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT CONT’D NAME STATUS 21 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 22 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 23 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 24 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 25 ARLYNE DIAMOND MALE INCUMBENT 26 CONNIE CONWAY FEMALE INCUMBENT 27 NORA CAMPOS FEMALE INCUMBENT 28 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 29 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 30 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 31 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 32 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 33 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 34 SHANNON GROVE FEMALE INCUMBENT MARI GOODMAN 35 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 36 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 37 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 38 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 39 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 40 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 41 DONNA LOWE OPEN SEAT 42 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 43 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 44 EILEEN MACENERY MALE INCUMBENT 45 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 46 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 47 CHERYL BROWN OPEN SEAT 48 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 49 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 50 BETSY BUTLER FEMALE INCUMBENT 51 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 52 NORMA TORRES FEMALE INCUMBENT 53 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 54 HOLLY MITCHELL FEMALE INCUMBENT 55 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 56 CORKY REYNAGA-EMETT MALE INCUMBENT 57 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT
Written by Rachel Michelin, Executive Director/CEO; California Women Lead Thursday, June 14, 2012
1201 K St., Ste. 1850 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • (p) 916.551.1920 • (f) 916.551.1924 • [email protected] • www.cawomenlead.org
STATE ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT CONT’D NAME STATUS 58 PATRICIA A. KOTZE-RAMOS OPEN SEAT CRISTINA GARCIA 59 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 60 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 61 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 62 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 63 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 64 NO WOMEN RUNNING . MALE INCUMBENT 65 SHARON QUIRK-SILVA MALE INCUMBENT 66 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 67 MELISSA MELENDEZ OPEN SEAT 68 CHRISTINA AVALOS MALE INCUMBENT 69 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 70 BONNIE LOWENTHAL FEMALE INCUMBENT MARTHA FLORES GIBSON 71 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 72 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 73 DIANE HARKEY FEMALE INCUMBENT 74 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT 75 MARIE WALDRON OPEN SEAT 76 SHERRY HODGES OPEN SEAT 77 NO WOMEN RUNNING OPEN SEAT 78 TONI ATKINS FEMALE INCUMBENT 79 SHIRLEY WEBER OPEN SEAT MARY ENGLAND 80 NO WOMEN RUNNING MALE INCUMBENT
Written by Rachel Michelin, Executive Director/CEO; California Women Lead Thursday, June 14, 2012
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