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Greg Akili
Greg Akili (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 57. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Akili completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Greg Akili was born in Jacksonville, Florida. His career experience includes working as an educator, organizer, director, and projector coordinator. He has been affiliated with the UCLA Labor Studies Department, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute, Corporate Accountability, and the Liberty Community Land Trust.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 57
Sade Elhawary defeated Efren Martinez in the general election for California State Assembly District 57 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sade Elhawary (D)  | 61.1 | 54,117 |
| Efren Martinez (D) | 38.9 | 34,506 | ||
| Total votes: 88,623 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 57
Efren Martinez and Sade Elhawary defeated Dulce Vasquez, Greg Akili, and Tara Perry in the primary for California State Assembly District 57 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Efren Martinez (D) | 32.7 | 8,891 | |
| ✔ | | Sade Elhawary (D) | 31.1 | 8,443 |
 | Dulce Vasquez (D) | 13.4 | 3,648 | |
 | Greg Akili (D) | 11.4 | 3,088 | |
 | Tara Perry (D) | 11.4 | 3,083 | |
| Total votes: 27,153 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Akili in this election.
2012
Akili ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 59. He was eliminated in the blanket primary on June 5, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Akili | 17.2% | 2,772 | |
| Democratic | Gertrude Holmes-Magee | 15.4% | 2,487 | |
| Democratic |  Reginald Jones-Sawyer |
43.6% | 7,029 | |
| Democratic | Armenak Nouridjanian | 5% | 810 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Robinson |
18.8% | 3,038 | |
| Total Votes | 16,136 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Greg Akili completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Akili's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have a long history of fighting for social and economic rights. I'm proud of my work and the changes that been the results. I will continue to fight for what I believe in to improve conditions for and with the people of the 57th Assembly District.
- I have been on the front lines of all the social movements for changes, not discussing it or studying it, helping lead it. As an Assembly member I will use my experience to support and advance real public policy changes for the people of the 57th Assembly District and all Californians.
- I'm results oriented I will focus on outcome the improves the lives of the people in the District and the State.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2012
Akili's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Create quality local jobs
- Excerpt: "Develop local training programs for high growth industries."
- Invest in our public schools
- Excerpt: "I believe our schools need: high expectations, quality leadership, caring staff and manageable class sizes."
- Protect lifesaving services
- Excerpt: "Defend low income health care programs that work (Medi-Cal, IHSS, restore Denti-Cal)."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 1, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
