Steven Bradford

Steven Bradford
California State Assembly District 62
Incumbent
In office
September 2009-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	4
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$95,291/year
Per diem	$141.86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	September 2009
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Prior offices
Gardena City Council
1997-2009
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Steven Bradford is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 62. He was first elected to the chamber in September 2009 after winning a special election.

Biography

Bradford's professional experience includes serving as Mayor Pro Tem of Gardena in 2009, on the Gardena City Council from 1997-2009, and working as a Marketing Representative with IBM from 1983-1990. He is a member of the California Contract Cities Association, Chair of the Gardena Black History Month Celebration Committee, Chair of the Gardena Jazz Festival Committee, and member of the Independent Cities Association, League of California Cities, and Southern California Association of Governments.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

California Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Insurance
• Local Government
• Utilities and Commerce, Chair

2011-2012

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

California Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Housing and Community Development
• Local Government
• Utilities and Commerce, Chair

2009-2010

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

California Committee Assignments, 2009
• Housing and Community Development
• Insurance
• Governmental Organization
• Appropriations

Issues

Campaign themes

On his website Bradford lists his legislative priorities:

• Education - "you can count on me to advocate for additional funding for education to reduce class sizes and provide adequate text books and resources for all classrooms."
• Health Care - "free health care for every child in California under the age of 19."
• Economic Development - "I plan to work with the business community to create a positive working environments that help to attract and retain businesses and jobs in the State because we cannot afford to lose another Nissan."
• Public Safety - "I believe we need to increase the funding for public safety to ensure that our communities and schools are safe. I also want to expand the Gang Alternative Program, known as GAP, to all local area public schools to educate 4th graders about the dangers of gangs and how to stay out of them."
• Affordable Housing - "Working with labor and community organizations to create affordable housing for working class families, I want to make available underutilized buildings and State land for affordable housing."

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Bradford won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 62. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 51. He and Mervin Evans (D) 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 62, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steven Bradford Incumbent	72.1%	98,047
	Democratic	Mervin Evans	27.9%	37,957
Total Votes				136,004

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Bradford won re-election to the 51st District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Green Party candidate Cynthia Santiago in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 51 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Steve Bradford (D)		69,111
Cynthia Santiago (G)		15,486

2008

Steve Bradford did not run for the office of California State Assembly District 51. He was appointed in 2009 to replace Curren Price, Jr. His seat will be up for election in 2010.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Bradford raised $466,364 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
AT&T	$19,600
California Teachers Association	$15,600
California Association Of Realtors	$11,700
Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$8,900

Recent news

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

Steve Bradford News Feed

• Legislative Update - Techwire.net
• Low - Income Solar Programs In California Get The Green Light - CleanTechnica
• After 60 years, Brown Act remains under fire - Capitol Weekly
• Boise's gay community feels winds of change - The Idaho Statesman
• OP-ED: Legislative dancing in the dark - San Mateo Daily Journal
• Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorials - Tbo.com
• Congressional investigators vow to expand IRS investigation - Daily Caller
• Duke University senior threatens 'student action' if Koch brothers buy newspapers - Daily Caller
• Polar bear population reaches its limits - Daily Caller
• FBI hasn't contacted a single tea party group in IRS probe, groups say - Daily Caller

External links

Suggest a link

• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart bio
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Twitter account

References

Political offices
Preceded by Wilmer Carter (D)	California State Assembly District 62 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 51 2009–2012	Succeeded by Jimmy Gomez (D)