Joan Buchanan

Joan Buchanan
California State Assembly District 16
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)
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Campaign website

Joan Buchanan is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 16. She was first elected to the chamber in 2008.

Biography

Buchanan's previous professional experience includes working as Director of Commercial Operations for Delta Dental and as the former President of the San Ramon County School Board.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

California Committee Assignments, 2013
• Accountability and Administrative Review
• Education, Chair
• Transportation
• Utilities and Commerce

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

California Committee Assignments, 2009
• Accountability and Administrative Review
• Education
• Transportation
• Utilities and Commerce

Issues

Sponsored legislation

Buchanan's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 483 - Workers' compensation: Internet Web sites
• AB 1307 - Newborn genetic screening
• AB 1454 - Property taxation: refunds

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

Political Courage test

Buchanan 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, Buchanan ranked as a 94.

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Buchanan won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 16. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She and Al Phillips (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.

California State Assembly, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joan Buchanan Incumbent	59.2%	125,952
	Republican	Al Phillips	40.8%	86,803
Total Votes				212,755

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Buchanan won re-election to the 15th District Seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated Abram Wilson in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 15 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Joan Buchanan (D)		104,441
Abram Wilson (R)		91,378

2008

In 2008 Buchanan was elected to the California State Assembly District 15. Buchanan (D) finished with 125,897 votes while her opponent Abram Wilson (R) finished with 115,096 votes. Buchanan raised $2,508,726 for her campaign fund.

California State Assembly District 15
Candidates		Votes
Joan Buchanan (D)		125,897
Abram Wilson (R)		115,096

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Buchanan raised $3,287,839 in contributions.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
California Democratic Party	$1,529,151
Sacramento County Democratic Central Cmte	$205,000
Del Norte County Democratic Central Cmte	$135,000
Democratic Central Cmte Of Marin	$105,000

2008

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

Contributor	2008 total
California Democratic Party	$903,997
Joan T Buchanan	$129,863
Mendocino County Democratic Central Cmte	$107,000
Stanislaus County Democratic Central Cmte	$89,000
Democratic Central Cmte of Marin	$70,000

Personal

Buchanan has five children.

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Joan Buchanan News Feed

• Jerry Brown's Assault on Transparency - East Bay Express
• Give credit to California voters - Los Angeles Times
• The Search for the Magic Fig Leaf - Daily Caller
• School bond bills are on the right track - Monterey County Herald
• Rubio declines to say whether he supports his own immigration bill - Daily Caller
• Sessions takes on Rubio: 'It's not about just passing something; it's about ... - Daily Caller
• Editorial: Bills would curb unwise school bond practices - Los Angeles Daily News
• Baucus: Interest in carbon tax is 'creeping up' - Daily Caller
• Bill Maher: Pot legalization 'the new gay marriage,' 'the next civil rights ... - Daily Caller
• Republicans seek to end federal ethanol mandate - Daily Caller

External links

Suggest a link

• Joan Buchanan's personal website
• Legislative profile of Joan Buchanan on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Joan Buchanan on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008

References

Political offices
Preceded by Sandré Swanson (D)	California State Assembly District 16 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 15 2008–2012	Succeeded by Nancy Skinner (D)