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Denise Moreno Ducheny
Denise Moreno Ducheny (b. March 21, 1952) was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 51st Congressional District of California. She previously served in the California State Senate, representing District 40 from 2002 to 2010.
Ducheny's previous political experience includes serving in the California State Assembly from 1994 to 2000.
Biography
Ducheny earned her B.A. in history from Pomona College and a J.D. from the Southwestern University School of Law in 1979. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney in private practice and university lecturer.
Committee assignments
Senator Ducheny speaks on California budget |
Senator Ducheny served on these standing committees:
- Budget and Fiscal Review (Chair)
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Public Employees and Retirement
- Subcommittee on Revenues and the Economy
Issues
Proposition 49
In 2009, Ducheny told a reporter for National Public Radio that she partly blames California Proposition 49 (2002) for what has been described as "California's ongoing budget nightmare." Ducheny told the reporter, "Last year, when we tried to suggest that ... it ought to be flexible in these very difficult years, the governor vetoed that legislation. So the irony is this year we are cutting schools, but his initiative for after-school programs is fully funded."[1]
Elections
2012
Ducheny ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 51st District. She was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[2][3]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Ducheny was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 because of California's term limits.
2006
In 2006 Ducheny was re-elected to the California State Senate, District 40. She finished with 84,787 votes and was followed by David Walden with 47,601 votes and Jesse Thomas with 3,982 votes.[4] Ducheny raised $652,761 for her campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 40 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Denise Moreno Ducheny (D)
|
84,787 | |||
| David Walden (R) | 47,601 | |||
| Jesse Thomas (L) | 3,982 | |||
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.[5][6]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Ducheny ranked as an 89.[7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Denise + Ducheny + California + Senate
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative profile of Denise Moreno Ducheny on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Denise Moreno Ducheny on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Senator Ducheny on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ National Public Radio, "Californians Hold The Power Of The Proposition," July 2009
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
California State Senate District 40 2002-2010 |
Succeeded by Juan Vargas |
