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Michael Allen
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| Michael Allen | ||
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| California State Assembly District 7 | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2010-2012 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $95,290.56 per year | |
| Per diem | $141.86 per day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | 3 terms (6 years) | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Allen has earned an RN, BA/BS, and JD.
He has worked in the following positions: psychiatric nurse at Sonoma County Crisis Clinic, attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Team and also for the Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees, and as executive director of the Service Employees International Union Local 707.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Allen served on these committees:
- Assembly Legislative Ethics
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly
- Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
- Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Allen's campaign website lists the following issues:[1]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing teachers and parents together to create great public schools and support higher education. He stood with teachers and education advocates to stop millions of dollars in cuts to local public schools."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing environmentalists and industry leaders together for a cleaner future. Michael worked with local environmentalists and businesses to create Solar Sonoma County, a group that promotes local access to renewable energy."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing health care advocates and administrators together to increase access to quality health care. As a registered nurse and former labor leader, Michael understands how important it is that every California resident has access to medical care that meets their needs while remaining affordable."
- Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing business and labor together to grow new jobs and help working families. An experienced mediator, Michael has worked with business and labor to resolve numerous disputes to clear the way for projects that have created thousands of new jobs."
- State Budget
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing Democrats and Republicans together to solve California’s budget deficit. He helped craft a bi-partisan budget deal that reduced California’s ongoing structural budget deficit by more than 75 percent."
Elections
2012
Allen ran for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 10. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 7. He advanced past the June 5, 2012 blanket primary, defeating Alex Easton-Brown (D), H. Christian Gunderson (D), Connie Wong (D), Peter Mancus (R), and Joe Boswell (I). Allen was defeated by Marc Levine (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| California State Assembly, District 10, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marc Levine |
51.2% | 96,421 | |
| Democratic | Michael Allen Incumbent | 48.8% | 91,973 | |
| Total Votes | 188,394 | |||
| California State Assembly, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |
Michael Allen Incumbent |
31% | 32,922 | |
| Democratic | Alex Easton-Brown | 6.2% | 6,563 | |
| Democratic | H. Christian Gunderson | 2.2% | 2,323 | |
| Democratic | Marc Levine |
24.4% | 25,920 | |
| Democratic | Connie Wong | 10.7% | 11,371 | |
| Republican | Peter Mancus | 21.4% | 22,708 | |
| Independent | Joe Boswell | 4.3% | 4,544 | |
| Total Votes | 106,351 | |||
2010
Allen's defeated opponents Lee Pierce and Michael Wilson in the June 8 primary. He then defeated Republican Doris Gentry and Libertarian Kathryn N. Moore in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 7 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Allen (D)
|
86,641 | |||
| Doris Gentry (R) | 43,350 | |||
| Kathryn N. Moore (L) | 5,993 | |||
| California House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Allen (D)
|
13,623 | |||
| Michael Wilson (D) | 13,103 | |||
| Lee Pierce (D) | 6,681 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Allen raised $413,421 in contributions. [6]
His five largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Allen, Michael | $20,650 |
| California State Council Of Service Employees | $15,600 |
| AFSCME California | $15,600 |
| Service Employees Local 1021 | $15,600 |
| California Teachers Association | $15,600 |
Personal
Allen has five children.
Recent news
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Michael Allen News Feed
- FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room - San Diego, California ... - KFMB
- Coalition dinner features former LA District Attorney turned death penalty - City-sentinel
- Wisconsin Energy Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call ... - Seeking Alpha
- WRAPUP 1-US Congress looking for quick fix to flight delays - Reuters
- MARK ZANDI may join administration -- WHY SUSAN COLLINS was late for ... - Politico (blog)
- ECPA markup drives the day - E&C lawmakers examine FCC's lifeline program ... - Politico (blog)
- 30 Recipients of Becker's Healthcare 2013 Leadership Awards - Becker's Hospital Review
- Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo. - NBC29 WVIR ... - NBC 29 News
- Reaction to the death of Margaret Thatcher: as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk
- What state has the best looking AG? One group says Delaware - The News Journal
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External links
- Michael Allen's campaign website
- House website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
References
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Noreen Evans (D) |
California Assembly District 7 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Roger Dickinson (D) |
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Categories:
- 2010 open seat
- Democratic Party
- 2010 challenger
- 2010 winner
- 2010 candidate
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- California
- Former member, California State Assembly
- State representatives first elected in 2010
- 2012 incumbent
- House of Representatives candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (defeated)
- 2012 House of Representatives incumbent displaced by redistricting
