Warren Furutani

Warren Furutani
California State Assembly District 55
Former Member
In office
2008-2012
Party	Democratic
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
High school	Gardena High School (1965)
Bachelor's	Antioch University
Personal
Profession	Legislator
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Warren Furutani is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 55 from 2008 to 2012.

Furutani has served on the Los Angeles Community College District Board, and President/Elected Member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board.

He is Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, President/Chief Executive Officer of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council, and President/Vice President/Member of the Board of Trustees of Los Angeles Community College.

Issues

Political Courage test

Furutani 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, Furutani ranked as a 94.

Elections proposition

Furutani supports California Proposition 15, Public Funding of Some Elections (June 2010), arguing that if enacted it will help minority candidates.

Sponsored legislation

Furutani's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 35 - Education: workforce preparation
• AB 503 - Battered women's shelters: grant program
• AB 505 - Sex offenders: monitoring and housing

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

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
• Master Plan for Higher Education
• Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly, Chair
• Transportation Committee, California General Assembly
• Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly

2009-2010

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

• Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
• Select Committee on Ports
• Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
• Public Safety Committee, California General Assembly
• Transportation Committee, California General Assembly
• Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly

Elections

2012

Furutani did not run for re-election in 2012.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Furutani won re-election to the 55th District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Republican Christopher Salabaj in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 55 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Warren Furutani (D)		61,088
Christopher Salabaj (R)		25,328

2008

In 2008 Furutani was elected to the California State Assembly District 55. Furutani (D) finished with 84,597 votes while his opponent Edwin Williams (R) finished with 33,420 votes.

California State Assembly District 55
Candidates		Votes
Warren Furutani (D)		84,597
Edwin Williams (R)		33,420

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Furutani raised $626,975 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Service Employees Local 721	$19,750
California State Pipe Trades Council	$15,600
California Teachers Association	$15,600
California State Council Of Service Employees	$15,600

2008

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

Contributor	2008 total
California Teachers Association	$14,400
California State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters	$10,800
Cordoba Corp	$7,200
CA Assoc of Realtors	$7,200

Personal

Furutani is married to Lisa. They have two children.

Recent news

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Warren Furutani News Feed

• Bonds would fund business investment in schools under Steinberg proposal - EdSource Today
• PHOTO JOURNAL: Solemn Lessons of Manzanar - The Rafu Shimpo

External links

Suggest a link

• Warren Furutani's campaign website
• Official state assembly website of Warren Furutani
• Legislative profile of Warren Furutani on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Warren Furutani on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	California State Assembly District 55 2008–2012	Succeeded by Curt Hagman (R)