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Ellen Corbett
Ellen M. Corbett (Democratic Party) was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 10. She assumed office in 2006. She left office in 2014.
Corbett won re-election to the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors to represent Ward 4 in California outright after the general election on November 3, 2020, was canceled.
Biography
Corbett earned her B.S. in political science from the University of California-Davis in 1977 and her J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law in 1981. Her professional experience includes working as a professor at Chabot Las Positas Community College, as an assistant to Assemblyman Elihu Harris from 1979 to 1981, and as an attorney in private practice at the Corbett Law Office from 1987 to 1998.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Corbett served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Banking and Financial Institutions |
| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Emergency Management |
| • Joint Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Corbett served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Emergency Management |
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Corbett served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Judiciary |
| • Appropriations |
| • Business, Professions and Economic Development |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Energy, Utilities and Communications |
| • Budget and Fiscal Review |
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Ellen M. Corbett (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Corbett ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 15th District. Corbett was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Eric Swalwell Incumbent |
49.1% | 42,419 | |
| Republican | Hugh Bussell |
25.7% | 22,228 | |
| Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 25.2% | 21,798 | |
| Total Votes | 86,445 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Endorsements
Corbett received the backing of former congressman Pete Stark in her primary battle against incumbent Eric Swalwell in 2014. Swalwell ousted 20-term incumbent Stark by a slim margin in 2012 after a bitter battle. Stark said, "Hopefully Eric will lose, and I am doing everything I can to see that Ellen Corbett wins that primary election. I remember Eric, during the campaign against me, suggested that I was too old and inept to be of any value in the political process, so I am going to see if I can prove that to be wrong."[2]
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Corbett won re-election to the 10th District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. She defeated Republican Rob Maffit and Independent Ivan Chou in the November 2 general election.[3]
| California State Senate, District 10 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ellen M. Corbett (D)
|
139,799 | |||
| Rob Maffit (R) | 58,262 | |||
| Ivan Chou (American Independent) | 11,871 | |||
2006
In 2006 Corbett was elected to the California State Senate, District 10. She finished with 136,846 votes while her opponent Lou Filipovech finished with 49,368 votes.[4] Corbett raised $690,746 for her campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ellen M. Corbett (D)
|
136,846 | |||
| Lou Filipovich | 49,638 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ellen M. Corbett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2009
Initiative rights
Corbett is a primary sponsor of Senate Bill 24, which would make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a pay-per-signature basis.[5]
Legislative scorecards
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.[6][7]
On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Corbett ranked as a 100. She was one of eight state senators the publication identified as voting in what they defined as a "liberal" way in every vote they ranked.[8]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the chamber.
- Legislators are scored by the California Civil Liberties Council on their votes on "bills related to due process, privacy rights, equal protection, and criminal justice."
- Legislators are scored by California Clean Money Action on their votes on bills "to limit the undue influence of Big Money in politics in California."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to labor.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to water policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that relate to senior issues
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to consumers.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on taxpayer-related issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2013
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In 2013, the California State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013
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2012
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In 2012, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 to August 31.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Stark's Revenge: Bad Blood Lingers With Former Foe," November 20, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "California Legislative Hearing on Bill to Ban Paying Circulators Per Signature," July 6, 2009
- ↑ 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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