Elaine Alquist
Elaine Alquist (b. 1944) is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing District 13 from 2004 to 2012.
Prior to joining the state senate, Alquist was a member of the California State Assembly from 1997-2002. She also served on the Cupertino Union School Board from 1983-1991.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Alquist served on these committees:
- Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
- Education
- Emergency Management Committee, California Legislature
- Health Committee, California Senate
- Audit Committee, California Legislature
- Master Plan for Higher Education Committee
- Rules Committee, California Senate
- Rules Committee, California Legislature
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Alquist served on these committees:
Select committees
- Emerging Technologies (Chair)
Elections
2014
- See also: State executive official elections, 2014
Alquist explored a run for California Secretary of State in 2014. She filed a "Statement of Intention" for the race but ultimately chose not to file for the June 3 primary election.[1][2]
2012
Alquist was unable to run for re-election in 2012 due to term limits.
2008
In 2008, Alquist was elected to the California State Senate, District 13. She finished with 179,855 votes and was followed by Shane Patrick Connolly with 57,033 votes and John Webster with 16,659.[3] Alquist raised $410,894 in campaign funds.
| California State Senate, District 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Elaine Alquist (D)
|
179,855 | |||
| Shane Patrick Connolly (R) | 57,033 | |||
| John Webster (L) | 16,659 | |||
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.[4][5]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Alquist ranked as an 89.[6]
Recent news
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See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative profile of Elaine Alquist on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Elaine Alquist on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "State Sen. Leland Yee to run for California secretary of state," November 26, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Guide: Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits for Candidates for Statewide Elective Office," accessed March 28, 2014 (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
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| Preceded by - |
California State Senate District 13 2004–2012 |
Succeeded by Gerald Hill (D) |
