Beth Gaines

Beth Gaines
California State Assembly District 6
Incumbent
In office
May 2011-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$95,291/year
Per diem	$141.86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	May 3, 2011
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Personal
Profession	Businesswoman
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Beth Gaines is a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing District 6. She was first elected to the chamber in May 3, 2011. Gaines was elected in the May 3 special election. Governor Brown called the special election after Gaines' husband, Ted Gaines (R) was elected to the California State Senate on January 4, 2011 in a special election.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gaines served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gaines served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Gaines's campaign website lists the following issues:

• No Taxes Increases on Individuals and Business

Excerpt: "California has the highest sales taxes and the second highest income taxes of any state. Despite this, every year more tax increase and job killer bills are introduced in the Legislature"

• Make California Job Competitive

Excerpt: "California’s legislative, regulatory and legal climate hampers and inhibits growth and opportunity and assures that California will lag far behind the rest of the nation in emerging from the recession."

• Limit Government Spending and Slash the Bureaucracy

Excerpt: "The growth of state government over the last 20 years is the root cause of our budget crisis. We have become a nanny State, trying to do too many things for too many people. California needs to continue to cut government spending and bureaucracy."

• Second Amendment

Excerpt: "I am proud to be endorsed by the Gun Owners of California and I strongly support the Second Amendment."

• Family Issues

Excerpt: "I am 100% Pro Life and I support traditional marriage."

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Gaines won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 6. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She advanced past the June 5, 2012 blanket primary, defeating Andy Pugno (R) in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012. Gaines defeated Regy Bronner (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

California State Assembly, District 6, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Beth B. Gaines Incumbent	69.2%	128,465
	Republican	Andy Pugno	30.8%	57,084
Total Votes				185,549

California State Assembly, District 6 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Beth Gaines Incumbent	37.1%	38,827
	Republican	Andy Pugno	31.9%	33,382
	Democratic	Regy Bronner	31.1%	32,573
Total Votes				104,782

2011

See also: California state legislative special elections, 2011

Gaines defeated Dennis Campanale (D) in the May 3rd special election.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Gaines and her husband, Ted, have six children.

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Beth Gaines News Feed

• AM Alert: Highway 50 interchange named for Sen. Dave Cox - Sacramento Bee (blog)
• Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Highway 50 interchange named for Sen. Dave Cox - The San Luis Obispo Tribune

External links

Suggest a link

• Beth Gaines Campaign website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Beth Gaines Facebook page

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jared Huffman (D)	California State Assembly District 6 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Ted Gaines (R)	California State Assembly District 4 2011–2012	Succeeded by Mariko Yamada (D)