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Angela Cotera
Angela Cotera was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 19 of the Arizona State Senate.
Cotera was a 2010 Democratic candidate for District 12 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Biography
Cotera earned her B.A. in Plan II: Honors Liberal Arts from the University of Texas Austin in 1986. She also received a B.S. in engineering science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1995.
Cotera was a nuclear engineer for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station from 1986 to 1988. She then worked as a graduate teaching assistant at Stanford University from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995, she was a NASA graduate research fellow for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center/Stanford University. Cotera worked as a national research council fellow for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1995 to 1998. She then worked as a research associate for Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona from 1998 to 2002. From 2002 to 2003 she was a lecturer of Astronomy at Arizona State University. Finally, she was employed by the Carl Sagan Center's Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute as principal investigator from 2003 to 2008.
Campaign themes
2014
Cotera's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Stronger Schools
- Excerpt: "Angela will fight everyday at the Legislature to restore our public schools so they work for everyone and so every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential."
Secure Jobs
- Excerpt: "Angela will work with our local and state leaders to raise the minimum wage and bring more and better jobs to the West Valley."
Safeguard Women
- Excerpt: "All reproductive health care decisions should be private between a woman, her doctor, her family, and her faith."
Elections
2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Representative Lupe Contreras defeated Angela Cotera in the Democratic primary. Joseph "Joe" Hobbs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Contreras defeated Hobbs in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Lupe Contreras |
62.3% | 12,811 | |
| Republican | Joseph "Joe" Hobbs | 37.7% | 7,747 | |
| Total Votes | 20,558 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Lupe Contreras |
53.5% | 3,106 |
| Angela Cotera | 46.5% | 2,696 |
| Total Votes | 5,802 | |
2010
Cotera was unopposed in the August 24 primary. She was defeated by incumbent Republicans Steve Montenegro and Jerry Weiers in the November 2 general election.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Steve Montenegro (R)
|
36,623 | |||
| Jerry Weiers (R)
|
35,724 | |||
| Angela Cotera (D) | 30,543 | |||
| Justin Dahl (G) | 6,762 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Angela + Cotera + Arizona + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona state legislative districts
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Angela Cotera on Facebook
- Arizona State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Full list of candidates filed for the Arizona primary
Footnotes
- ↑ Cotera for AZ, "On the Issues," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
