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Joe Coto
Joe Coto was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 15 of the California State Senate. He previously served in the California State Assembly representing District 23 from 2004 to 2010 and served on the Oakland City Council.
Biography
Coto's professional experience includes working as the superintendent of East Side Union High School District and as superintendent/teacher in the Oakland Unified School District.
He is a member of the Board of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, president of the Latino Democratic Forum, a board member of the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, and chair of the Mexican Plaza Cultural Arts Center.[1]
Committee assignments
Coto served on the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Biotechnology
- Elections and Redistricting Committee, California General Assembly
- Governmental Organization Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
- Audit Committee, California Legislature
- Revenue and Taxation Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Youth Violence Prevention
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Coto's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 122 - Tribal gaming: compact ratification
- AB 465 - Schools: parent involvement
- AB 1299 - State taxes: vote requirement
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Coto ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 15. He and incumbent James Beall Jr. advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was then defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jim Beall |
56.7% | 160,451 | |
| Democratic | Joe Coto | 43.3% | 122,345 | |
| Total Votes | 282,796 | |||
2010
Coto was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the California State Assembly.
2008
In 2008, Coto was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 23. Coto (D) finished with 81,523 votes while his opponent Mark Petrosso (R) finished with 24,876 votes.[5] Coto raised $1,046,311 for his campaign fund.[6]
| California State Assembly District 23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joe Coto (D)
|
81,523 | |||
| Mark Patrosso (R) | 24,876 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2012
Coto received endorsements from:[7]
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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.[8][9]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Coto ranked as an 89.[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Joe + Coto + California + Senate"
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Joe Coto's personal website
- Official state assembly website of Joe Coto
- Legislative profile of Joe Coto on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Joe Coto on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Twitter account
- Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Joe Coto, "Endorsements," accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ 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 Assembly District 23 2004–2010 |
Succeeded by Nora Campos |
