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Hector De La Torre
Hector De La Torre is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 50 from 2004 to 2010.
De La Torre also served as the mayor of the City of South Gate and as a member of the South Gate City Council, as well as serving on the executive board of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, the executive board of the League of California Cities, the executive board of the Southern California Association of Governments, and as a member of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Mountains and Rivers Conservancy.
Biography
He earned his B.S. in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College. His professional experience includes working as the chief of staff to the assistant to the deputy secretary of labor in the United States Department of Labor, legislative assistant to Congressman Alan Wheat, legislative director for Congressman Richard Lehman, judicial administrator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court, education staffer to the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, and a junior high teacher in South-Central Los Angeles.
Committee assignments
Torre served on the following committees:
- Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Health Committee, California General Assembly
Issues
Political Courage test
De La Torre did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[1]
Sponsored legislation
De La Torre's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 380 - California Clean Energy Curriculum and Training
- AB 850 - Conflicts of interest: contracts
- AB 1404 - California Global Warming Solutions Act
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
De La Torre was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the California State Assembly.
2008
In 2008, De La Torre was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 50. De La Torre (D) ran unopposed and finished with 75,082 votes.
| California State Assembly District 50 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Hector De La Torre (D)
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75,082 | |||
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.[2][3]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, De La Torre ranked as a 91.[4]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Hector + De La Torre + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Hector De La Torre's campaign website
- Legislative profile of Hector De La Torre on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Hector De La Torre on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue positions," accessed December 9, 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," Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
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California State Assembly District 50 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Lara |
