Stephen Knight

Stephen Knight
Current candidacy
Running for California State Senate District 21
Date of primary	June 5, 2012
General election	November 6, 2012
Current office
California State Assembly District 36
In office
2008-Present
Term ends
December 6, 2012
Years in position	5
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$95,290.56 per year
Per diem	$141.86 per day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	November 2008
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Education
High school	Palmdale High School
Military service
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	Dates unkown
Personal
Profession	Police officer
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Stephen Knight is a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 36th District since 2008. He also serves on the Palmdale City Council.

Knight is an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, former soldier in the United States Army, Germany, and member of Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums.

Knight is running for election to the California State Senate in 2012.

Issues

Political Courage test

Knight 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, Knight ranked as a 3.

Sponsored legislation

Knight's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 340 - Income taxes: credits: hiring credit
• AB 357 - Firearms: license to carry concealed firearm
• AB 703 - Housing: federal housing certificate program

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

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knight has been appointed to these committees:

• Local Government Committee, California General Assembly
• Natural Resources Committee, California General Assembly, Vice Chair
• Public Safety Committee, California General Assembly, Vice Chair
• Rules Committee, California General Assembly
• Rules Committee, California Legislature
• Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly

2009-2010

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

• Select Committee on Aerospace
• Select Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Housing and Community Development Committee, California General Assembly
• Judiciary Committee, California General Assembly
• Local Government Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
• Natural Resources Committee, California General Assembly

Elections

2012

See also: California State Senate elections, 2012

Knight is running in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 21. He is running against Star Moffatt (D) in the primary on June 5, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Knight won re-election to the 36th District Seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. he defeated Democrat Linda K. Jones in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 36 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Stephen Knight (R)		66,312
Linda K. Jones (D)		48,943

2008

In 2008 Knight was elected to the California State Assembly District 36. Knight (R) finished with 79,502 votes while his opponent Linda Jones finished with 74,841 votes.

California State Assembly District 36
Candidates		Votes
Stephen Knight (R)		79,502
Linda Jones (D)		74,841

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Knight raised $366,035 in contributions.

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
AT&T	$13,800
Eli Lilly & Co	$9,800
Farmers Insurance Group	$7,900

2008

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

Contributor	2008 total
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians	$7,200
George C Runner for Senate 2008	$7,200
Philip Morris	$7,200
CA Medical Assoc	$7,000
Personal Insurance Federation of CA	$4,600

Recent news

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Stephen Knight News Feed

• Viewpoints: Guard aerospace innovators' freedom to create in California - Sacramento Bee
• Drone Regulation Bill Passes California Senate - Courthouse News Service
• California lawmakers to consider new sugar tax - abc7news.com

Personal

Knight is married to Lily. They have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Steve Knight's personal website
• Official website of Stephen Knight
• Legislative profile of Stephen Knight on Project Vote Smart
• Biographical profile of Stephen Knight on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008
• Assemblyman Steve Knight on Vimeo

References

Political offices
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