Holly J. Mitchell
| Holly J. Mitchell | ||
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| California State Assembly District 54 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| December 6, 2010-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,291/year | |
| Per diem | $141.86/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms (6 years) | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California | |
| Profession | CEO/President, Crystal Stairs | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Biography
Her professional experience includes working as a policy analyst for Senator Diane Watson of the California State Senate, a legislative advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, an executive director for the Black Women's Health Project, and the CEO/President of Crystal Stairs.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Budget | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Insurance | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
| • Emergency Management | ||||
| • Legislative Budget | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mitchell served on these committees:
| California Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Accountability and Administrative Review | ||||
| • Appropriations | ||||
| • Budget | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Legislative Budget | ||||
| • Public Safety | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Mitchell's campaign website lists the following issues:[1]
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Holly J. Mitchell knows firsthand how hard, tough and brutal our economic recession has been on working families. Her work with Crystal Stairs has brought her face-to-face with working parents struggling to care for their children while they fight to hang on to their jobs or search for new employment after having been laid off."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Holly J. Mitchell knows that health and medical care can be the most expensive services working families pay for in the 54th Assembly District. She knows that are large percentage of working families are presently priced out of the health insurance market, at a time when insurance companies are raising healthcare premiums for many families and small businesses. "
- Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Holly J. Mitchell holds our police officers and Sheriff’s deputies in the highest regard for their professionalism, unwavering dedication to their sworn duty to protect and serve our community, and their willingness to put their lives on the line everyday to keep our communities and neighborhoods safe."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Holly J. Mitchell supports classroom teachers in their mission to educate our children."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Holly J. Mitchell knows that state and local leaders can work together with business and labor to create jobs and protect the environment at the same time. She knows that our community can’t give up clean air and clean water to create new jobs. Holly believes we must demand both – a healthy economy that fosters employment opportunities while protecting our community’s environment."
Elections
2012
Mitchell won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 54. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Ed Nicoletti (D). Mitchell defeated Keith Brandon McCowen (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| California State Assembly, District 54, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Holly J. Mitchell Incumbent |
83.3% | 143,530 | |
| Republican | Keith Brandon McCowen | 16.7% | 28,688 | |
| Total Votes | 172,218 | |||
| California State Assembly, District 54 Blanket Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |
Holly J. Mitchell Incumbent |
70.9% | 33,920 | |
| Democratic | Ed Nicoletti | 11.7% | 5,601 | |
| Republican | Keith Brandon McCowen |
17.4% | 8,350 | |
| Total Votes | 47,871 | |||
2010
Mitchell defeated Robert L. Jones, Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Rafael Garcia-Rangel and Ed Nicoletti in the June 8 primary election. She then defeated Republican Lady Cage and Libertarian Sean P. McGary in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 47 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Holly J. Mitchell (D)
|
93,541 | |||
| Lady Cage (R) | 17,195 | |||
| Sean P. McGary (L) | 5,305 | |||
| California House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Holly J. Mitchell (D)
|
15,630 | |||
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) | 13,238 | |||
| Ed Nicoletti (D) | 2,523 | |||
| Robert L. Jones (D) | 2,482 | |||
| Rafael Garcia-Rangel (D) | 1,618 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Mitchell raised $718,614 in contributions. [6]
Her three largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| California Teachers Association | $15,600 |
| California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Cmte | $11,700 |
| California Dental Association | $10,300 |
Personal
Mitchell is single and has one child.
Recent news
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Holly Mitchell News Feed
- Legislative analyst sees $3.2 billion more in California revenues than Governor - 89.3 KPCC (blog)
- California Fracking Ban: Golden State Moratorium On Controversial Practice ... - Huffington Post
- Searching for Genetic Causes of Autism in African American Children - PRWeb - PR Web (press release)
- Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature - Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
- Legislative shuffling continues next week - Sacramento Bee
- Brown, Democrats At Odds Over Medi-Cal, Indigent Care Funding - California Healthline
- Three fracking moratorium bills pass Assembly Resources Committee - Bay Area Indymedia
- Military Lending Act Fails To Protect Service Members From Predatory Lending ... - Huffington Post
- Medi-Cal expansion mired in money fight - 89.3 KPCC (blog)
- Three bills seek to ban fracking temporarily - 89.3 KPCC
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External links
- Holly Mitchell's campaign website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Twitter feed
- YouTube channel
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bonnie Lowenthal (D) |
California State Assembly District 54 2012–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by Karen Bass (D) |
California Assembly District 47 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Cheryl Brown (D) |
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