Blanca Rubio

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Blanca Rubio
Democratic Party
California State Assembly District 48
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
10
Prior offices:
Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education
Years in office: 2003 - 2016
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Associates
East Los Angeles College
Bachelor's
Azusa Pacific University
Graduate
Azusa Pacific University
Personal
Profession
Teacher
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Blanca Rubio (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 48. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Rubio (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 48. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Blanca Rubio was born in Juarez, Mexico, and came to the United States with her parents at a young age. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in education with a multiple subject teaching credential from Azusa Pacific University. Blanca is a resident of Baldwin Park and a mother of two children.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Rubio was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Rubio was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Rubio was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Budget
• Governmental Organization
• Human Services, Chair
• Public Safety
• Water, Parks and Wildlife
• Legislative Audit

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio defeated Dan Tran in the general election for California State Assembly District 48 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
61.8
 
101,637
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Dan Tran (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.2
 
62,880

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 164,517
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio and Dan Tran defeated Brian Calderón Tabatabai in the primary for California State Assembly District 48 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
41.4
 
27,471
✔
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Dan Tran (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.5
 
26,226
Image of Brian Calderón Tabatabai
Brian Calderón Tabatabai (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.1
 
12,712

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,409
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rubio in this election.

Pledges

Rubio signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio defeated Ryan Maye in the general election for California State Assembly District 48 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
60.8
 
60,770
Image of Ryan Maye
Ryan Maye (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.2
 
39,110

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 99,880
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio and Ryan Maye advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 48 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
97.1
 
38,026
✔
Image of Ryan Maye
Ryan Maye (R) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
1,138

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,164
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio won election in the general election for California State Assembly District 48 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
100.0
 
126,430

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 126,430
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 48 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
100.0
 
58,432

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,432
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio won election in the general election for California State Assembly District 48 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
100.0
 
90,105

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 90,105
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 48

Incumbent Blanca Rubio advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 48 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Blanca Rubio
Blanca Rubio (D)
 
100.0
 
33,144

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 33,144
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[2] Incumbent Roger Hernandez (D) did not seek re-election.

Blanca Rubio defeated Cory Ellenson in the California State Assembly District 48 general election.[3][4]

California State Assembly, District 48 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Blanca Rubio 64.09% 87,321
     Republican Cory Ellenson 35.91% 48,922
Total Votes 136,243
Source: California Secretary of State


Cory Ellenson and Blanca Rubio defeated Bryan Urias, Manuel Lozano and Armando Barajas in the California State Assembly District 48 Blanket primary.[5][6]

California State Assembly, District 48 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cory Ellenson 26.38% 18,547
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Blanca Rubio 25.52% 17,941
     Democratic Bryan Urias 23.01% 16,178
     Democratic Manuel Lozano 16.37% 11,510
     Democratic Armando Barajas 8.72% 6,129
Total Votes 70,305

Endorsements

In 2016, Rubio's endorsements included the following:[7]

  • California Democratic Party
  • California Labor Federation
  • The California Latino Legislative Caucus
  • Stonewall Young Democrats
  • The Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
  • Latinas Lead California
  • Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County
  • California Professional Firefighters
  • International Longshore & Warehouse Union Southern California District Council
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13

2015

See also: Baldwin Park Unified School District elections (2015)

Three of the five seats on the Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[8]

Incumbents Blanca Rubio and Christina Lucero sought re-election to their seats. Incumbent Jack White did not run for re-election, guaranteeing at least one newcomer would join the board. Rubio and Lucero faced challengers Saul Barrientos, Edwin Borques, Santos Hernandez and Deanna Robles.[9][10] Rubio and Lucero won additional terms, and Hernandez won the open seat.[11]

Results

Baldwin Park Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Blanca Rubio Incumbent 30.6% 2,749
Green check mark transparent.png Christina Lucero Incumbent 23.4% 2,098
Green check mark transparent.png Santos Hernandez 14.1% 1,265
Saul Barrientos 13.9% 1,250
Edwin Borques 10.1% 907
Deanna Robles 7.9% 709
Total Votes 8,978
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Baldwin Park Unified School District election

At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.

The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[12][13][14]

The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[15]

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Endorsements

Rubio received endorsements from the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.[16][17]

2011

Baldwin Park Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBlanca Rubio Incumbent 22.2% 2,212
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Lucero 21.2% 2,112
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJack B. White 19.3% 1,920
     Nonpartisan Natalie M. Ybarra 18.9% 1,877
     Nonpartisan Mary L. Ferrer 12.8% 1,277
     Nonpartisan Deanna Coronado Robles 5.5% 548
Total Votes 9,946
Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Baldwin Park Unified School District Voter Information" accessed August 23, 2013

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Blanca Rubio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Blanca Rubio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Blanca Rubio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Blanca Rubio campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024California State Assembly District 48Won general$2,403,789 $2,925,264
2022California State Assembly District 48Won general$1,750,425 $2,182,089
2020California State Assembly District 48Won general$1,422,358 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 48Won $740,138 N/A**
Grand total$6,316,710 $5,107,353
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ California State Assembly, “Assemblywoman Blanca E. Rubio,” accessed October 2, 2019
    2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Blanca Rubio, "Endorsements," accessed September 28, 2016
    8. ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
    9. ↑ Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Baldwin Park Unified School District Voter Information," accessed August 23, 2013
    10. ↑ Los Angeles County, California, "Candidate List," accessed August 11, 2015
    11. ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Semi-Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 4, 2015
    12. ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
    13. ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
    14. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
    15. ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
    16. ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 26, 2015
    17. ↑ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, "Endorsements," accessed October 26, 2015

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    Preceded by
    -     		Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education
    2003-2016    		 Succeeded by
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