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Edward Headington
Edward Headington was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 38 of the California State Assembly.
Headington earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Southern California in 1998. He went on to receive his M.A. in Political Management from George Washington University in 2004.
Campaign themes
2012
"Our leaders in Sacramento have let partisan bickering derail the California Dream. Our state budget ran in the red, our schools are failing and public safety is at risk. I'll put my experience in both the public and private sector to work for you in Sacramento and get California “Heading in the Right Direction.”"[1]
Top Priorities: Protect Public Safety | Job Creation | Reform Education | Budget Stabilization
Elections
2012
Headington ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 38. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Patricia McKeon (R) and Paul Strickland (R). Headington was defeated by Scott Wilk (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
56.9% | 100,069 | |
Democratic | Edward Headington | 43.1% | 75,864 | |
Total Votes | 175,933 |
Endorsements
Headington received endorsements from:[5]
- California Democratic Party
- California League of Conservation Voters
- California Young Democrats
- CSUN Young Democrats
- Democratic Advocates for Disability Issues
- Democratic Alliance for Action of Santa Clarita
- Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DP-SFV)
- Kennedy Democrats of the San Fernando Valley
- Los Angeles County Young Democrats
- Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL)
- Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA)
- San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
- Sierra Club
- Simi Valley-Moorpark Democratic Club
- Southern California Armenian Democrats
- Young Latino Democrats of the San Fernando Valley
- Valley Grassroots for Democracy
- Howard Berman, U.S. House of Representatives
- Brad Sherman, U.S. House of Representatives
- John Chiang, California State Controller
- Richard Riordan, Los Angeles City Mayor, CA Education Secretary (retired)
- Fran Pavley, State senator
- David Roberti, California Senate President pro-tem (retired)
- Bob Blumenfield, Assemblymember
- Betsy Butler, Assemblymember
- Anthony Portantino, Jr., Assemblymember
- Wendy Greuel, L.A. City Controller
- Mitch Englander, L.A. City Councilmember, 12th District
- Eric Garcetti, L.A. City Councilmember, 13th District
- Jose Huizar, L.A. City Councilmember, 14th District
- Paul Krekorian, L.A. City Councilmember, 2nd District
- Paul Koretz, L.A. City Councilmember, 5th District
- Jan Perry, L.A. City Councilmember, 9th District
- Bill Rosendahl, L.A. City Councilmember, 11th District
- Mona Field, L.A. Community College District Board Member
- Kelly Candaele, L.A. Community College District Board Member
- Miguel Santiago, L.A. Community College District Board Member
- Steve Veres, L.A. Community College District Board Member
- Scott Svonkin, L.A. Community College District Board Member
- Tamar Galatzan, L.A.U.S.D. Board Member
- Julie Korenstein, L.A.U.S.D. Board Member (retired)
- John Greenwood, L.A.U.S.D. Board Member (retired)
- Flo Lawrence, Castaic Area Town Council
- Susan Christopher, Castaic Union School Board Member
- Christy Smith, Newhall School District Board President
- Paul Strickland, Hart School Board Member
- Suzan Solomon, Newhall School District Board Member
- Rose Koscielny, Saugus Union School District Board President
- Rob Collins, Simi Valley Unified School District Board Member
- Arleigh Kidd, Simi Valley Unified School District Board Member
- Lynne Plambeck, Newhall County Water Board member
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Edward + Headington + California + Assembly"
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ [Email submission to Ballotpedia in March 2012]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Edward Headington 2012, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2012