Carol Liu
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| Carol Liu | ||
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| California State Senate District 21 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 2012 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day for each day in session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 2001-2006 | ||
| City of La Canada Flintridge | ||
| 1996-1999 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | San Jose State College, 1963 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 12, 1940 | |
| Place of birth | Berkeley, CA | |
| Profession | Instructor | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
Contents |
Prior to joining the state senate, Liu was a member of the California State Assembly from 2000-2006. She was the mayor of the City of La Canada Flintridge from 1996-1999 and a member of the La Canada Flintridge City Council from 1992-1999.
Liu has a B.A. from San Jose State College. Her professional experience includes teaching at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC-Berkeley. She was an administrator at Richmond Unified School District from 1978-1984 and a Junior High history teacher at Richmond Unified School District from 1964-1978.
Liu is running for re-election to District 25 in 2012 due to redistricting.
Issues
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. [1],[2]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Denham ranked as a 91. [3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Liu has been appointed to these committees:
- Arts Committee, California Legislature
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, California Senate
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California Senate
- Subcommittee on Education, Chair
- Education Committee, California Senate
- Emergency Management Committee, California Legislature
- Governance and Finance Committee, California Senate
- Human Services Committee, California Senate, Chair
- Master Plan for Higher Education Committee
- Public Safety Committee, California Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Liu served on these committees:
- Human Services (Chair)[4]
- Budget and Fiscal Review[5]
- Banking, Finance and Insurance[6]
- Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments[7]
- Public Employees and Retirement[8]
- Select Committee on Climate Change[9]
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Liu is running for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 25. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She is running against Ameenah Fuller (D) and Gilbert Gonzales (R) in the primary on June 5, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012. [10]
2008
In 2008 Liu was elected to the California State Senate, District 21. She finished with 204,737 votes and was followed by Teddy Choi with 77,525 votes and Steve Myers with 23,482 votes.[11] Liu raised $566,723 for campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Carol Liu (D)
| 204,737 | |||
| Teddy Choi (R) | 77,525 | |||
| Steve Myers (L) | 23,842 | |||
Campaign donors
2010 (Off-cycle)
| California State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Carol Liu's campaign in 2010 | |
| Carol Liu For Senate | $224,397 |
| District Council Of Ironworkers | $11,700 |
| California State Council Of Laborers | $7,800 |
| Majestic Realty Co | $7,800 |
| AT&T | $7,600 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $470,691 |
2008
Senator Liu on "Walk A Day In My Shoes" |
In 2008 Liu raised $566,723 in campaign donations. Her top four donors are listed below.[12]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| California State Council of Service Employees | $14,400 |
| California Teachers Association | $14,400 |
| California Association of Realtors | $9,700 |
| Consumer Attorneys of California | $8,200 |
Recent news
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21st district profile
California Senate District 21 is located entirely in Los Angeles County. The three primary cities in the district are Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena. District 21 also includes the smaller cities of San Gabriel, Temple City, and La Cañada Flintridge, and most of East Pasadena and East San Gabriel (85% of each). San Fernando Valley neighborhoods in the 21st include parts of Universal City, Studio City, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, and Encino. North of downtown Los Angeles, the 21st includes Griffith Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Eagle Rock.[13]
Personal
Senator Liu is married to Michael Peevey. They have three children, Darcie, Maria, Jared.
External links
- Carol Liu's campaign website
- Official website of State Senator Carol Liu
- Legislative profile of Carol Liu on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Carol Liu on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Senate Standing Committee on Human Services membership list
- ↑ Senate Budget & Fiscal Review committee membership
- ↑ Senate standing committee on Banking, Finance and Insurance
- ↑ Senate Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments committee membership
- ↑ Senate Standing Committee on Public Employees and Retirement
- ↑ Senate Select Committee on Climate Change
- ↑ California Secretary of State, Official candidate list
- ↑ California State Senate official election results
- ↑ http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=97968 Campaign donations]
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 21
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