Mary Hayashi

Mary Hayashi
California State Assembly District 18
Former Member
In office
2006-2012
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$95,290.56 per year
Per diem	$141.86 per day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Office website

Mary Hayashi is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 18 since 2006. She served as Assistant Majority Whip.

Hayashi is the California Director of the American Public Health Association.

She is on the Board of the Chabot College Foundation, Girls, Incorporated of Alameda County, the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Research America.

Hayashi is ineligible to run for re-election to the California State Assembly in 2012 due to term limits.

Issues

Political Courage test

Nielsen 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, Hayashi ranked as an 89.

Sponsored legislation

Hayashi's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 108 - Individual health care coverage
• AB 210 - Green building standards
• AB 498 - Affordable housing: veterans

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

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly, Chair
• Health Committee, California General Assembly
• Insurance Committee, California General Assembly

2009-2010

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

• Select Committee on Biotechnology
• Business and Professions Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Health Committee, California General Assembly
• Insurance Committee, California General Assembly

Elections

2012

Hayashi was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Hayashi won re-election to the 18th District Seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated Republican Michael Havig in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 18 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Mary Hayashi (D)		85,237
Michael Havig (R)		28,124

2008

In 2008 Hayashi was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 18. Hayashi (D) finished with 115,780 votes while her opponent Lou Filipovich (R) finished with 33,596 votes. Hayashi raised $749,497 for her campaign fund.

California State Assembly District 18
Candidates		Votes
Mary Hayashi (D)		115,780
Lou Filipovich (R)		33,596

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Hayashi raised $941,200 in contributions.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
AT&T	$18,200
California Teachers Association	$15,600
California State Pipe Trades Council	$15,600
California Dental Association	$15,600

2008

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

Contributor	2008 total
CA Medical Assoc	$14,400
CA Dental Assoc	$14,400
California Teachers Association	$14,400
California State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
CA Building Industry Assoc	$12,819

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Controversies

Shoplifting

On January 6, 2012, Hayashi pled "no contest" to a charge of shoplifting. This was based on an incident that took place on October 23, 2011 at a Neiman Marcus store in Union Square in San Francisco. Surveillance cameras showed Hayashi leaving the store with unpaid merchandise. When apprehended, the amount of clothing in her shopping bag for which she had not paid came to about $2,500. After Hayashi pled no contest, Judge Gerardo Sandoval sentenced her to three years of probation. He also ordered her to pay $180 in fines and court costs and ruled that she must stay at least 50 feet away from the Neiman Marcus store in question.

Spokespeople for Hayashi blamed the October shoplifting incident on a benign brain tumor and also said that when the incident took place, she had been distracted by a cell phone call, and therefore forgot to pay for the $2,500 of merchandise before exiting the store with the merchandise in her bag. Her attorney, Douglas Rappaport, said, "Now that Ms. Hayashi's medical condition resulting in her arrest has been taken care of, she decided that she would resolve the case as well. It is being treated. It's no longer affecting her concentration or her judgment."

District Attorney George Gascon said, "She is a first-time offender. She has no criminal record. So while what she did is inexcusable and she needs to be held accountable for her actions, I think it's appropriate to examine and explore all the different possibilities."

Personal

Hayashi is married to Alameda County Superior Court Judge Dennis Hayashi.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official state assembly website of Mary Hayashi
• Legislative profile of Mary Hayashi on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Mary Hayashi on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 18 2006–2012	Succeeded by Rob Bonta (D)