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Felipe Fuentes
Felipe Fuentes is a former member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 7. He was elected in May 2013 and assumed office in July of that same year.
On August 14, 2016, Fuentes announced his resignation from the council effective September 11, 2016. Fuentes left office to join the consulting firm Apex Group as a lobbyist for Associated General Contractors of California.[1]
Before becoming a member of the city council, Fuentes was a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2007 to 2012.[2]
Biography
Fuentes' professional experience includes serving as chief of staff to Alex Padilla, the former president of the Los Angeles City Council, and as a deputy mayor in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles.[2]
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.[3][4]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Fuentes ranked as a 77.[5]
Sponsored legislation
Fuentes' sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 40 - Water: reasonable use: electrical generation
- AB 394 - Solar energy systems
- AB 1106 - Renewable electric generation facilities: fee
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fuentes served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
- Banking and Finance Committee, California General Assembly
- Legislative Budget Committee, California Legislature
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, California General Assembly
- Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fuentes served on these committees:
- Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly
- Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
- Banking and Finance Committee, California General Assembly
- Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
Elections
2012
Fuentes was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
2010
Fuentes won re-election to the 39th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Green Party candidate John Paul Lindblad in the November 2 general election.[6]
| California State Assembly, District 39 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Felipe Fuentes (D)
|
43,267 | |||
| John Paul Lindblad (G) | 11,905 | |||
2008
In 2008 Fuentes was elected to the California State Assembly District 39. Fuentes (D) finished with 59,495 votes and was followed by Grady Martine (R) with 14,689 votes and John Lindblad (G) with 6,505 votes.[7]
| California State Assembly District 39 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Felipe Fuentes (D)
|
59,495 | |||
| Grady Martine (R) | 14,689 | |||
| John Lindblad (G) | 6,505 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
- Office Website
- Felipe Fuentes' personal website
- Official state assembly website of Felipe Fuentes
- Legislative profile of Felipe Fuentes on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Felipe Fuentes on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Outgoing Valley Councilman Felipe Fuentes doesn't think his district will be impacted," August 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seventh District, "About Felipe Fuentes," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ 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, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
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