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Cameron Smyth
Cameron Smyth was the Mayor of Santa Clarita in California. He assumed office on December 12, 2023. He left office on December 3, 2024.
Smyth ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Santa Clarita City Council in California. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Smyth was appointed mayor on December 12, 2023 for a term ending on December 3, 2024.[1]
Smyth is also a former Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing District 38 from 2006 to 2012. He was a member of the Santa Clarita City Council from 2000 to 2006. Smyth served as mayor from 2003 to 2006. The Santa Clarita City Council elected him as mayor again on December 12, 2023.[2]
Biography
Smyth's professional experience includes working as a self-employed consultant, Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Pete Knight from 1996 to 2000, Campaign Manager on the 1996 Pete Knight for Senate campaign and Field Representative for the California Republican Party.
Smyth is a member of the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Betty Ferguson Foundation, Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees and Zonta Club of Santa Clarita.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smyth served on these committees:
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly
- Health Committee, California General Assembly
- Legislative Audit Committee, California Legislature
- Local Government Committee, California General Assembly, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Smyth served on these committees:
- Business and Professions Committee, California General Assembly
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry
- Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
- Select Committee on Wine
Issues
Political courage test
Smyth did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[4]
Tax increases
Smyth voted against the $12.5 billion tax increase approved by the California State Legislature in February 2009. As a result, he was targeted for opposition by the Fair Budget Coalition which is made up of public employee unions, including AFSCME, the California School Employee Association (CSEA) and the California Federation of Teachers.[5]
Sponsored legislation
Smyth's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 40 - Water: reasonable use: electrical generation
- AB 233 - Personal income tax: deductions: pet adoption
- AB 937 - Destructive devices: registration
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2020
General election
General election for Santa Clarita City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Santa Clarita City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cameron Smyth (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 56,919 |
| ✔ | Jason Gibbs (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 29,474 | |
 | Kelvin Driscoll (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 26,282 | |
| Chris Werthe (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 20,194 | ||
| TimBen Boydston (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 17,724 | ||
| Aakash Ahuja (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 14,300 | ||
| Selina Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 13,554 | ||
| Ken Dean (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 2,750 | ||
| Douglas Fraser (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 871 | ||
| Total votes: 182,068 | |||
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2012
Smyth announced in early 2012 that he would not run for election to the California State Senate in 2012. Smyth is ineligible to run for re-election to the State Assembly because of term limits. However, speculation had been that Smyth would make an attempt for the State Senate. However, he instead decided to leave public life entirely, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.[6]
2010
Smyth won re-election to the 38th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He defeated Democrat Diana G. Shaw and Libertarian Peggy Christensen in the November 2 general election.[7]
| California State Assembly, District 38 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Cameron Smyth (R)
|
83,854 | |||
| Diana G. Shaw (D) | 55,062 | |||
| Peggy Christensen (L) | 9,015 | |||
2008
In 2008, Smyth was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 38. Smyth (R) finished with 103,761 votes while her opponent Carole Lutness (D) finished with 84,936 votes.
| California State Assembly District 38 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Cameron Smyth (R)
|
103,761 | |||
| Carole Lutness (D) | 84,936 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[8][9]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Smyth ranked as a 14.[10]
Personal
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Awards
Smyth was named Legislator of the Year for 2009 by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. He received the award because of his efforts to restore funding for domestic violence programs after the Governor's line-item veto.[11]
See also
- Santa Clarita, California
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Signal, "Smyth named mayor for 2024," accessed January 8, 2024
- ↑ The Signal, "Smyth named mayor for 2024," accessed December 12, 2023
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clarita Valley Signal, "Political ‘hit mail’ misses its targets," July 3, 2009
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Walters: California Democrats set to boost state Senate clout," February 22, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ KHTS, "Smyth Named Legislator Of Year By Domestic Violence Coalition," February 14, 2010
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 38 2006–2012 |
Succeeded by Scott Wilk (R) |
