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Curren De Mille Price
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| Curren De Mille Price | ||
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| California State Senate District 26 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 16, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day for each day in session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | May 19, 2009 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 2 terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| California State Assembly | ||
| 2006-2009 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Stanford University, 1972 | |
| J.D. | University of Santa Clara, 1976 | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles,CA | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
Contents |
Price raised more than $670,000 in campaign contributions to win the District 26 seat, approximately three times as much as any of his seven opponents. In addition to that amount, independent expenditures totaling $1.1 million were made on behalf of Price's candidacy from an assortment of groups including real estate agents, credit unions, Indian tribes, doctors, energy companies, insurers, tobacco companies, and prison guards.[1]
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. [2],[3]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Price ranked as an 89. [4]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Price has been appointed to these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, California Senate
- Arts Committee, California Legislature, Chair
- Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee, California Senate, Chair
- Education Committee, California Senate
- Insurance Committee, California Senate
- Public Safety Committee, California Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Price served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Arts Committee
- Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Governmental Organization Committee
Elections
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
De Mille Price won re-election to the 26th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Nachum Shifren, Libertarian Bob Weber, and Peace and Freedom Party's Cindy Varela Henderson in the November 2 general election.[5]
| California State Senate, District 26 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Curren De Mille Price (D)
| 151,733 | |||
| Nachum Shifren (R) | 25,728 | |||
| Bob Weber (L) | 4,882 | |||
| Cindy Varela Henderson (Peace and Freedom) | 4,293 | |||
2006
Price did not run for California Senate in 2006. He was a member of the California Assembly who ran in a special election for the position of California State Senate, District 26 in 2009. His seat is up for re-election in 2010.
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Price raised $501,570 in contributions. [6]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| California State Pipe Trades Council | $15,600 |
| California Association Of Realtors | $15,600 |
| AT&T | $13,800 |
| Electrical Workers Local 18 | $8,000 |
Recent news
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Background
Price earned his Bachelors degree in political science from Stanford University in 1972 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Santa Clara in 1976.
He is the executive producer of Political Empowerment: The Black Vote & Implications for the Future and the deputy of the Los Angeles City Council.
Price began his political experience as a member of the Inglewood City Council, serving from 1993 to 1997 and later from 2001 to 2006. In 2006, he became an Assemblymember of the California State Assembly until 2009, when he joined the California State Senate.
He has acted as a consultant to the Small Business Development Center, and served as a member on both the Los Angeles County Commission on Insurance and South Bay Governance Council, Metropolitan Transit Authority.
External links
- Curren Price's official website
- Official senate website of Curren Price
- Legislative profile of Curren Price on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Curren Price on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Curren Price on Facebook
- Curren Price on Twitter
References
- ↑ Desert Sun, "State groups getting around donation caps", June 14, 2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, California State Senate election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
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| Preceded by - | California State Senate District 26 2009–present | Succeeded by NA |
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