Audra Strickland
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| Audra Strickland | |
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| California State Assembly District 37 | |
| Former member | |
| Term in office began 2004 | |
| Term in office ended 2010 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Teacher |
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Strickland is a junior high teacher of American History and Language Arts in Ventura County. She previously served as a Staffer for Assemblymember Curt Pringle.[1]
Strickland is married to Tony Strickland, who is a member of the California State Senate. The Stricklands have two children and live in Moorpark, California.
Policy positions
Political Courage test
Strickland did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [3],[4]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Strickland ranked as an 11.[5]
Committee assignments
Strickland served on the following committees:
- Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
- Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
- Arts Committee, California Legislature
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Biotechnology
- Health Committee, California General Assembly
Sponsored legislation
Strickland's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 972 - School district administrative costs
- AB 974 - Pupil rights: religious expression
- AB 1194 - State agency Internet Web sites: information
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Strickland was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the California State Assembly.
2008
In 2008 Strickland was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 37. Strickland (R) finished with 102,087 votes while her opponent Ferial Masry (D) finished with 93,587 votes.[6]
| California State Assembly District 37 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Audra Strickland (R)
| 102,087 | |||
| Ferial Masry (D) | 93,857 | |||
Campaign donors
2008
Below are Strickland's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[7]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| California Republican Party | $125,000 |
| Ventura County Republican Party | $25,000 |
| CA Credit Union League | $9,100 |
| CA Assoc of Realtors | $9,000 |
| CA Dental Assoc | $8,700 |
External links
- Official website of Audra Strickland
- Legislative profile of Audra Strickland on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Audra Strickland on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Audra Strickland on Twitter
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Strickland
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Strickland Issue Positions
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard", December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene", December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly", Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
- ↑ California State Assembly election results
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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| Preceded by - | California State Assembly District 37 2004–2010 | Succeeded by Jeff Gorell |
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