Bob Blumenfield

Bob Blumenfield
California State Assembly District 45
Incumbent
In office
2008-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	5
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$95,291/year
Per diem	$141.86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2008
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Duke University
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Religion	Judaism
Websites
Campaign website

Bob Blumenfield is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 45. He was first elected to the chamber in 2008.

Blumenfield is a member of the Central Committee of the California Democratic Party and Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.

He serves as Vice Chair of the California Trust for Public Schools, Chair of the Valley Anti-Defamation League Advisory Board, and founding member of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Blumenfield served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

Blumenfield's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 474 - Contractual assessments: water efficiency
• AB 529 - Income tax: Golden State Scholarshare Savings
• AB 617 - State government: information technology

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Supports Tax Increases

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association gave Blumenfield an F for his 0% voting record on taxes and Proposition 13. He voted for 35 separate bills that increased taxes or weakened Proposition 13 during the 2009 Legislative Session.

Political Courage test

Blumenfield 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.

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. ,

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Blumenfield ranked as a 94.

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Blumenfield won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 45. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 40. He and Chris Kolski (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Blumenfield won re-election to the 40th District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Republican Dennis Deyoung in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 40 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bob Blumenfield (D)		56,208
Dennis Deyoung (R)		36,069

2008

In 2008 Blumenfield was elected to the California State Assembly District 40. Blumenfield (D) finished with 72,360 votes and was followed by Armineh Chelebian (R) with 32,973 votes and Pamela Brown (L) with 18,239 votes.

California State Assembly District 40
Candidates		Votes
Bob Blumenfield (D)		72,360
Armineh Chelebian (R)		32,973
Pamela Brown (L)		18,239

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Blumenfield raised $716,939 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
California Teachers Association	$15,600
California Dental Association	$14,300
Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$12,800
California State Council Of Laborers	$8,900

2008

Below are Blumenfield's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
California Teachers Association	$14,400
California State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters	$13,300
CA School Employees Assoc	$12,200
Laborers Local 300	$10,800

Personal

Blumenfield and his wife, Kafi, have two children.

Recent news

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Bob Blumenfield News Feed

• Leno, Blumenfield to co-chair California joint budget committee - Sacramento Bee (blog)
• Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield gets roasted - Fresno Bee
• California Legislature passes $96.3B Democratic budget - abc7news.com
• California Legislature OKs state budget; next move is Brown's - Los Angeles Times
• California Legislature approves state budget with rare surplus - Times-Standard
• California Legislature kicks off consideration of budget - Los Angeles Times
• LOIS HENRY: Sacramento blunders with your public records - Bakersfield Californian
• Three Calif. Budget Proposals Now on Table - Capital Public Radio News
• California Legislature Kills $10 Fee for Search of Public Court Records - Courthouse News Service
• Brown, Legislative Democrats Reach Agreement on Budget - California Healthline

External links

Suggest a link

• Bob Blumenfield's campaign website
• Legislative profile of Bob Blumenfield on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Bob Blumenfield on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by Gilbert Cedillo (D)	California Assembly District 45 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 40 2008–2012	Succeeded by Mike Morrell (R)