Legislative
Connection
- CSPRA and Statewide Politics
by Melissa Cortez-Roth, Governmental Advocates,
Inc.
As expected, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger easily won re-election
yesterday carrying 55.8% of the vote over Democratic challenger
Phil Angelides who received 39.2%.
With the Governor's overwhelming support from voters and Angelides'
poor showing, the question most political insiders were asking
this election season was will the Governor's popularity give
him coattails in some of the down-ballot races.
Based on the results, the Governor's popularity did not translate
into victory for other Republican candidates as all but one of
the down-ballot constitutional races was won by a Democrat.
Lieutenant Governor Because the Governor's race was
so lopsided, this race became the center of attention as
the candidates jockeyed back and forth in the polls. After
a significant influx of money to both candidates, Democratic
Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi beat out Republican State
Senator Tom McClintock with a 49.5% -44.9% vote.
Attorney General Democrat Jerry Brown easily defeated
his Republican opponent, State Senator Chuck Poochigian.
Brown, a former Governor of California and the current Mayor
of Oakland, won with 56.7%.
Treasurer Democrat Bill Lockyer, California's current
Attorney General, easily defeated Republican Board of Equalization
Member Claude Parrish capturing 54.8% of the vote.
Insurance Commissioner - A win for the Republicans came
from businessman Steve Poizner, who defeated Lieutenant Governor
Cruz Bustamante in the race for Insurance Commissioner.
Poizner won with 50.6% of the vote. Bustamante received
38.9%.
Secretary of State - Democratic State Senator Debra Bowen
defeated current Secretary of State Bruce McPherson in the race
for Secretary of State. Bowen won with by a 3.8% margin.
This race was closely watched and considered a toss up by both
sides prior to Tuesday's election.
Controller This quickly became another race to watch
after a significant influx of cash was distributed to both candidates.
Polls had this as a toss-up but in the end, Democrat Board of
Equalization Member John Chiang won over former Republican Assemblymember
Tony Strickland by a 10% margin.
Ballot Measures
There were thirteen propositions on the ballot. Five were
bond measures which were touted as the "Rebuild California"
package and supported by the Governor and Democratic leadership
in California. Below is a summary of the key
propositions:
Prop. Subject
Status % Yes/No
1A Transportation funding
Passed
76.6% / 23.4%
1B Highway Safety and Traffic Reduction
Bond
Passed
61.3% / 38.7%
1C Housing and Emergency Shelter
Bond
Passed 57.5%
/ 42.5%
1D Public Education and Facilities
Bond
Passed 56.6%
/ 43.4%
1E Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond
Passed 64%
/ 36%
1. Sexually Violent Predators Jessica's Law
Passed 70.5%
/ 29.5%
2. Water Quality/ Flood Control/ Park Improvement Bond
Passed 53.8%
/ 46.2%
3. Parental Notification for a Minor Terminating Pregnancy Failed
45.9% / 54.1%
4. Tax on Cigarettes
Failed 47.9%
/ 52.1%
5. Alternative Energy Research / Tax on Oil Producers
Failed 45.3%
/ 54.7%
6. Education Funding/ Real Property Parcel Tax
Failed
23.1% / 76.9%
7. Political Campaigns/ Public Financing
Failed
25.5% / 74.5%
8. Eminent Domain
Failed 47.5%
/ 52.5%
Legislature
The most contentious legislative race came in the 34th Senate
District where former Assemblymember and current Orange County
Supervisor Lou Correa (Democrat) faced Assemblymember Lynn Daucher
(Republican). This race was considered a top priority for
both political parties. Currently, the Secretary of State's
office shows Daucher ahead by just 13 votes with absentee and
provisional ballots to be counted. We will continue to
monitor this race and update you on any changes.
Other contested races included the 17th Assembly District where
Democrat Cathleen Galgiani defeated Republican Gerry Machado,
and the 30th Assembly District, where Democratic incumbent Nicole
Parra easily won re-election over Republican challenger Danny
Gilmore. Republicans held the 78th Assembly District, with
Assemblymember Shirley Horton winning election to her third term
over Democrat Maxine Sherard. Republicans also held the
80th Assembly District where Assemblymember Bonnie Garcia won
re-election over Democrat and former Assemblymember Steve Clute.
In the 12th Senate District, Senator Jeff Denham easily defeated
his Democratic challenger Wiley Nickel.
In addition to the races noted above, yesterday's election also
secured seats for many candidates who won their primary races
in "safe" legislative districts (districts that lean
heavily in favor of one political party).
The 2007 Assembly will be made of 47 Democrats and 33 Republicans;
the exact number as the 2005-2006 Assembly. There will
be 36 new members of the Assembly. This includes 33 new
faces, and three familiar ones who have previously served in
the Senate.
Below is a list of the 2007 Assembly, with new members noted
in bold:
1st AD Patty Berg (D)
2nd AD Doug LaMalfa (R)
3rd AD Rick Keene (R)
4th AD Ted Gains (R)
5th AD Roger Niello (R)
6th AD Jared Huffman (D)
7th AD Noreen Evans (D)
AD 8 Lois Wolk (D)
AD 9 Dave Jones (D)
AD 10 Alan Nakanishi (R)
AD 11 Mark De Saulnier (D)
AD 12 Fiona Ma (D)
AD 13 Mark Leno (D)
AD 14 - Loni Hancock (D)
AD 15 Guy Houston (R)
AD 16 Sandre Swanson (D)
AD 17 Cathleen Galgiani (D)
AD 18 Mary Hayashi (D)
AD 19 Gene Mullin (D)
AD 20 Alberto Torrico (D)
AD 21 Ira Ruskin (D)
AD 22 Sally Lieber (D)
AD 23 Joe Coto (D)
AD 24 Jim Beall (D)
AD 25 Tom Berryhill (R)
AD 26 Greg Aghazarian (R)
AD 27 John Laird (D)
AD 28 Anna Caballero (D)
AD29 Mike Villines (R)
AD 30 Nicole Parra (D)
AD 31 Juan Aramubla (D)
AD 32 Jean Fuller (R)
AD 33 Sam Blakeslee (R)
AD 34 Bill Maze (R)
AD 35 Pedro Nava (D)
AD 36 Sharon Runner (R)
AD 37 Audra Strickland (R)
AD 38 Cameron Smyth (R)
AD 39 Richard Alarcon (D)
AD 40 Lloyd Levine (D)
AD 41 Julia Brownley (D)
AD 42 Mike Feuer (D)
AD 43- Paul Krekorian (D)
AD 44 Anthony Portantino (D)
AD 45 Kevin DeLeon (D)
AD 46 Fabian Nunez (D)
AD 47 Karen Bass (D)
AD 48 Mike Davis (D)
AD 49 Mike Eng (D)
AD 50 Hector De La Torre (D)
AD 51 Curren Price (D)
AD 52 Mervyn Dymally (D)
AD 53 Ted Lieu (D)
AD 54 Betty Karnette
AD 55 Laura Richardson (D)
AD 56 Tony Mendoza (D)
AD 57 Ed Hernandez (D)
AD 58 Chuck Calderon (D)
AD 59 Anthony Adams (R)
AD60 - Bob Huff (R)
AD 61 Nell Soto (D)
AD 62 Wilmer Amina Carter. (D)
AD 63 Bill Emmerson (R)
AD 64 John Benoit (R)
AD 65 Paul Cook (R)
AD 66 Kevin Jeffries (R)
AD 67 Jim Silva (R)
AD 68 Van Tran (R)
AD 69 Jose Solorio (D)
AD 70 Chuck DeVore (R)
AD 71 Todd Spitzer (R)
AD 72 Mike Duvall (R)
AD 73 Mimi Walters (R)
AD 74 Martin Garrick (R)
AD 75 - George Plescia (R)
AD 76 Lori Saldana (D)
AD 77 Joel Anderson (R)
AD 78 Shirley Horton (R)
AD 79 Mary Salas (D)
AD 80 Bonnie Garcia (R)
The make up of the Senate will be determined by the outcome
of the Daucher/Correa race. Should Correa win, there will
be 35 Democrats and 14 Republicans in the Senate. If the
race goes to Daucher, there will be 34 Democrats and 16 Republicans,
which would represent a gain of one seat for the Republican Party
over the last election cycle. Either way, there will be
12 new members of the Senate. All but one, have served
in the Assembly.
Below is a list of the 2007 Senate, with new members noted in
bold:
SD 1 Dave Cox (R)
SD 2 Pat Wiggins (D)
SD 3 Carole Migden (D)
SD 4 Sam Aanestad (R)
SD 5 Mike Machado (R)
SD 6 Darrell Steinberg (D)
SD 7 Tom Torlakson (D)
SD 8 Leland Yee (D)
SD 9 Don Perata (D)
SD 10 Ellen Corbett (D)
SD 11 Joe Simitian (D)
SD 12 Jeff Denham (R)
SD 13 Elaine Alquist (D)
SD 14 Dave Cogdill (R)
SD 15 Abel Maldonado (R)
SD 16 Dean Florez (D)
SD 17 George Runner (R)
SD 18 Roy Ashburn (R)
SD 19 Tom McClintock (R)
SD 20 Alex Padilla (D)
SD 21 Jack Scott (D)
SD 22 Gil Cedillo (D)
SD 23 Sheila Kuehl (D)
SD 24 Gloria Romero (D)
SD 25 Ed Vincent (D)
SD 26 Mark Ridley-Thomas (D)
SD 27 Alan Lowenthal (D)
SD 28 Jenny Oropeza (D)
SD 29 Bob Margett (R)
SD 30 Ron Calderon (D)
SD 31 Bob Dutton (R)
SD 32 Gloria Negrete-McLeod (D)
SD 33 Dick Ackerman (R)
SD 34 Lou Correa (D) / Lynn Daucher (R)
SD 35 Tom Harman (R)
SD 36 Dennis Hollingsworth (R)
SD 37 Jim Battin (R)
SD 38 Mark Wyland (R)
SD 39 Christine Kehoe (D)
SD 40 Denise Ducheny (D)
CSPRA will continue to maintain an important political presence
in Sacramento.
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