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Bob Blumenfield
2013 - Present
2026
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Bob Blumenfield is a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 3. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 14, 2026.
Blumenfield won re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 3 in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Blumenfield was a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from 2008 until he joined the city council. He was first elected to District 40, but he was redistricted in to District 45 in the 2012 election.[1]
Biography
Blumenfield's professional experience includes working as the vice chair of the California Trust for Public Schools, chair of the Valley Anti-Defamation League Advisory Board, and as a founding member of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 3
Incumbent Bob Blumenfield won election outright against Scott Silverstein in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 3 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Blumenfield (Nonpartisan) | 66.4 | 24,659 |
| Scott Silverstein (Nonpartisan) | 33.6 | 12,469 | ||
| Total votes: 37,128 | |||
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2017
The city of Los Angeles, California, held primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Three community college board of trustees seats were also up for general election on that date.
Most races where no candidate earned a majority (50% plus one) of the primary votes cast advanced to a general election on May 16, 2017. This rule did not apply to the community college board races, which were determined by a plurality winner in the March election.[3]
This election was the second impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, officials elected in 2017 won special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. Incumbent Bob Blumenfield ran unopposed in the primary election for the District 3 seat on the Los Angeles City Council.[4]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bob Blumenfield Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 19,063 |
| Total Votes | 19,063 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "March 7, 2017, Election Results: Statement of Votes Cast," accessed May 22, 2017 | ||
2012
Blumenfield won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 45. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 40. He and Chris Kolski (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was subsequently elected in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
2010
Blumenfield won re-election to the 40th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Republican Dennis Deyoung in the November 2 general election.[8]
| California State Assembly, District 40 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
|
Bob Blumenfield (D) |
56,208 | |||
| Dennis Deyoung (R) | 36,069 | |||
2008
In 2008, Blumenfield was elected to the California State Assembly District 40. Blumenfield (D) finished with 72,360 votes and was followed by Armineh Chelebian (R) with 32,973 votes and Pamela Brown (L) with 18,239 votes.[9]
| California State Assembly District 40 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
|
Bob Blumenfield (D) |
72,360 | |||
| Armineh Chelebian (R) | 32,973 | |||
| Pamela Brown (L) | 18,239 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance
2017
Blumenfield had received $211,698.77 in contributions and had made $126,078.61 in expenditures, leaving the campaign with $98,255.92 on hand as of reports available from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on February 27, 2017.[10]
Legislative career
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| Bob Bumenfield campaign contribution history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | California State Assembly, District 45 |  |
$716,038 | |
| 2010 | California State Assembly, District 40 | |
$716,939 | |
| 2008 | California State Assembly, District 40 | |
$777,661 | |
| Grand total raised | $2,210,638 | |||
| Source: [[11] Follow the Money] | ||||
2012
Blumenfield won re-election to the California State Assembly in 2012. During that election cycle, Blumenfield raised a total of $716,038.
| California State Assembly 2012 election - campaign contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to Bob Blumenfield's campaign in 2012 | ||||
| California Association of Realtors | $13,800 | |||
| Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters | $12,800 | |||
| California State Council of Laborers | $12,700 | |||
| California Teachers Association | $11,400 | |||
| State Building & Construction Trades Council of California | $10,800 | |||
| Total raised in 2012 | $716,038 | |||
| Source: Follow the Money | ||||
2010
In 2010, Blumenfield raised $716,939 in contributions.[12]
His four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| California Teachers Association | $15,600 |
| California Dental Association | $14,300 |
| Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters | $12,800 |
| California State Council Of Laborers | $8,900 |
2008
Below are Blumenfield's top five campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[13]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| California Teachers Association | $14,400 |
| SEIU California State Council | $14,400 |
| Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters | $13,300 |
| CA School Employees Assoc | $12,200 |
| Laborers Local 300 | $10,800 |
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Blumenfield served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Banking and Finance |
| • Budget, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife |
| • Legislative Budget, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Blumenfield served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Budget, Chair |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Legislative Budget, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Blumenfield served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media |
| • Budget |
| • Joint Legislative Budget |
| • Transportation |
| • Water, Parks and Wildlife |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Los Angeles City Council District 3 |
Officeholder Los Angeles City Council District 3 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Examiner.com, "Two California legislators quit," July 1, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
- ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
- ↑ 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 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2017 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Blumenfield, Bob," accessed September 14, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2010 contributions," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign contributions," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Los Angeles City Council District 3 2013-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 45 2012-2013 |
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| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 40 2008-2012 |
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