California State Assembly District 20 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for California State Assembly District 20 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 20
Liz Ortega defeated Shawn Kumagai in the general election for California State Assembly District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liz Ortega (D)  | 62.2 | 68,853 |
 | Shawn Kumagai (D) | 37.8 | 41,917 | |
| Total votes: 110,770 | |||
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Shawn Kumagai (D)
As an elected Councilmember, I have made funding public safety to protect our families a top priority. I passed tough gun safety ordinances, prioritized funding for public safety, and worked with police to lower crime and make my city one of the safest in California. You can count on me to continue to make public safety my focus in the Assembly.
Getting results on homelessness means making tough, compassionate decisions to take back our public spaces so seniors, children, and families can feel safe again in our public spaces. Here’s how: move people out of encampments and illegally parked RVs and into housing now. And I’ll pass a strict conservatorship law to mandate hospitalization and long-term treatment for homeless people living with mental illness and addiction.
Liz Ortega (D)
Liz has taken the No Corporate Money pledge. She's spent more than two decades challenging the status quo to stand up for working families--and winning. She's a coalition builder who gets results.
If elected, Liz will stand up for our reproductive freedoms and women's healthcare, and fight for affordable housing, environmental justice, and safer neighborhoods.
Shawn Kumagai (D)
Liz Ortega (D)
“I’m honored to have the sole endorsement of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mar Monte for protecting access to the care that gives individuals power over their own bodies. Join me in voting YES on Proposition 1 to preserve these rights!”
Housing “I’ve fought the system for housing affordable for teachers, nurses and first responders. My daughter and your future generations should be able to live in the community where they were raised.”
Job Creation “I have a proven track record of placing hundreds of people into well-paying jobs --and I’ll champion our small East Bay businesses, who make us stronger by creating great jobs in the communities we love.”
Environmental Justice “Climate change and environmental racism are the urgent issues of our generation. Join me in the fight to keep polluters and toxins out of our neighborhoods and ensuring clean air for all of us.”
Neighborhood Safety “Every family deserves to live in a safe neighborhood. I support funding anti-gang and drug prevention, quality education and job placement to address the root causes of crime and neighborhood policing approaches where trained, accountable officers are working with the community to fight gun violence.”
Homelessness
“I’ll tackle our homeless crisis by connecting homeless people and families to compassionate, effective services focused on addiction, mental health, and transitional housing.”
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