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Damon Connolly
Damon Connolly (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Connolly (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Connolly was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Budget Committee
- Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Utilities and Energy Committee
- Climate Change Policies Committee, Vice Chair
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 12
Incumbent Damon Connolly defeated Andrew Podshadley in the general election for California State Assembly District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Damon Connolly (D) | 75.7 | 184,605 |
 | Andrew Podshadley (R) | 24.3 | 59,286 | |
| Total votes: 243,891 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 12
Incumbent Damon Connolly and Andrew Podshadley defeated Eryn Cervantes in the primary for California State Assembly District 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damon Connolly (D) | 77.5 | 111,490 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Podshadley (R) | 12.0 | 17,335 |
 | Eryn Cervantes (R) | 10.5 | 15,121 | |
| Total votes: 143,946 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 12
Damon Connolly defeated Sara Aminzadeh in the general election for California State Assembly District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damon Connolly (D) | 51.8 | 92,287 |
 | Sara Aminzadeh (D) | 48.2 | 85,900 | |
| Total votes: 178,187 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 12
Damon Connolly and Sara Aminzadeh defeated Steve Schwartz, Ida Times-Green, and Andrew Podshadley in the primary for California State Assembly District 12 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damon Connolly (D) | 37.1 | 42,950 |
| ✔ | | Sara Aminzadeh (D) | 36.2 | 41,934 |
 | Steve Schwartz (D) | 14.3 | 16,612 | |
| Ida Times-Green (D) | 11.4 | 13,164 | ||
| Andrew Podshadley (R) (Write-in) | 1.0 | 1,181 | |
| Total votes: 115,841 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Assembly District 12 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 12 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Heath Flora (R) |
California State Assembly District 12 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
