Betsy Butler
Betsy Butler was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the California State Senate.
Butler served in the California State Assembly, representing District 53 from 2010 to 2012. She was formerly an intern for and for . Butler also served on the staff of the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce. She also interned for .
Biography
Butler earned her B.S. from San Diego University and graduated from the Executive Program in Management at the University of California Los Angeles. Her professional experience includes working as Director of Development for the Consumer Attorneys of California, as an intern for Senator Alan Cranston of the United States Senate, Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy of California and Assemblymember Lucy Killea.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Butler served on these committees:
- Arts Committee, California Legislature
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California General Assembly
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly
- Education Committee, California General Assembly
- Rules Committee, California General Assembly
- Rules Committee, California Legislature
Elections
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Ben Allen (D) and Sandra Fluke (D) defeated Barbi S. Appelquist (D), Betsy Butler (D), Amy Howorth (D), Vito Imbasciani (D), Patric M. Verrone (D) and Seth Stodder (I) in the blanket primary. Allen defeated Fluke in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ben Allen |
60.3% | 122,901 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke | 39.7% | 80,781 | |
| Total Votes | 203,682 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Ben Allen |
22.2% | 25,987 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke |
19.4% | 22,759 | |
| Independent | Seth Stodder | 17.4% | 20,419 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler | 16.5% | 19,301 | |
| Democratic | Amy Howorth | 15.7% | 18,411 | |
| Democratic | Vito Imbasciani | 4.4% | 5,189 | |
| Democratic | Patric M. Verrone | 2.9% | 3,446 | |
| Democratic | Barbi S. Appelquist | 1.4% | 1,630 | |
| Total Votes | 117,142 | |||
2012
Butler ran for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 50. She was displaced from her current district by redistricting. She advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Torie Osborn (D) and Bradly Torgan (R). Butler was defeated by Richard Bloom (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Bloom |
50.5% | 93,445 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler Incumbent | 49.5% | 91,740 | |
| Total Votes | 185,185 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Richard Bloom |
25.6% | 15,947 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler Incumbent |
25.8% | 16,084 | |
| Democratic | Torie Osborn | 24.3% | 15,155 | |
| Republican | Bradly Torgan | 24.4% | 15,227 | |
| Total Votes | 62,413 | |||
2010
Butler defeated Kate Anderson, Nick Karno, James T. Lau, Edgar Saenz, Peter Luke Thottam, Diane M. Wallace, and Mitch Ward in the June 8 primary election. She then defeated Republican Nathan Mintz, Green Party candidate Lisa Ann Green, and Libertarian Ethan Musulin in the November 2 general election.[7][8]
| California State Assembly, District 53 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Betsy Butler (D)
|
73,344 | |||
| Nathan Mintz (R) | 62,770 | |||
| Lisa Ann Green (G) | 6,526 | |||
| Ethan Musulin (L) | 3,446 | |||
| California House of Representatives, District 53 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Betsy Butler (D)
|
8,877 | |||
| James T. Lau (D) | 6,051 | |||
| Nick Karno (D) | 4,751 | |||
| Mitch Ward (D) | 4,555 | |||
| Kate Anderson (D) | 3,946 | |||
| Peter Luke Thottam (D) | 1,936 | |||
| Edgar Saenz (D) | 1,774 | |||
| Diane M. Wallace (D) | 1,376 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Butler's endorsements include the following:[9]
- Hilda Solis, US Secretary of Labor (ret.)
- Adam Schiff, Member of Congress
- Juan Vargas, Member of Congress
- Diane Watson, Member of Congress (ret.)
- Marty Block, California State Senator
- Lou Correa, California State Senator
- Noreen Evans, California State Senator
- Ed Hernandez, California State Senator
- Ben Hueso, California State Senator
- Ricardo Lara, California State Senator
- Mark Leno, California State Senator
- Holly Mitchell, California State Senator
- Fran Pavley, California State Senator
- Fiona Ma, Assembly Speaker pro Tem, California Assembly (ret.)
- Cindy Montanez, California Assemblymember (ret.)
- George Nakano, California Assemblymember (ret.)
- John Frierson, Chair, California Athletic Commission*
- Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember
- Mitch O’Farrell, Los Angeles City Councilmember
- Curren Price, Jr., Los Angeles City Councilmember
Recent news
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See also
- California State Senate
- California State Senate elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate District 26
External links
- Betsy Butler's campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ betsybutler.com "Endorsements," accessed May 2, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ted Lieu (D) |
California Assembly District 53 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by John Perez (D) |
