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Liz Lawler

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Liz Lawler
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 1987

Personal
Birthplace
Torrance, Calif.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Local elected official, council member
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Liz Lawler (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 28. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Liz Lawler was born in Torrance, California. Lawler earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. Lawler began serving as councilwoman on the Monte Sereno City Council in 2018. Lawler has been affiliated with Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 28

Incumbent Gail Pellerin defeated Liz Lawler in the general election for California State Assembly District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gail Pellerin
Gail Pellerin (D)
 
66.9
 
151,419
Image of Liz Lawler
Liz Lawler (R)
 
33.1
 
75,069

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 226,488
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 28

Incumbent Gail Pellerin and Liz Lawler advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 28 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gail Pellerin
Gail Pellerin (D)
 
69.2
 
85,600
✔
Image of Liz Lawler
Liz Lawler (R)
 
30.8
 
38,166

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 123,766
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Lawler received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 28

Gail Pellerin defeated Liz Lawler in the general election for California State Assembly District 28 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gail Pellerin
Gail Pellerin (D) Candidate Connection
 
68.0
 
121,119
Image of Liz Lawler
Liz Lawler (R) Candidate Connection
 
32.0
 
56,917

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 178,036
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 28

Gail Pellerin and Liz Lawler defeated Rob Rennie and Joe Thompson in the primary for California State Assembly District 28 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gail Pellerin
Gail Pellerin (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.9
 
41,575
✔
Image of Liz Lawler
Liz Lawler (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.4
 
34,065
Image of Rob Rennie
Rob Rennie (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.7
 
28,592
Image of Joe Thompson
Joe Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
10.1
 
11,664

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 115,896
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

To view Lawler's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Candidate Connection

Liz Lawler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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In 2013, my family and I relocated to Monte Sereno f where I soon became involved with the community, serving on the newly formed Better Streets Commission, and later being elected to the City Council.

As a Better Streets Commissioner, I worked to create a program to identify on an annual basis, streets requiring major repair, with the goal of bringing all streets up to excellent condition. This has and will continue to result in significant street maintenance and taxpayer savings for Monte Sereno. As a City Council Member, I have worked hard to, and succeeded in, improving services city residents, employing best practices throughout the organization and providing greater transparency. During my term as Mayor, council successfully negotiated a contract with staff to everyone’s satisfaction that will benefit the city in the long term. As Mayor during the pandemic, I worked with the City Manager to ensure Monte Sereno continued to run smoothly with no interruption of services to residents.

I am an outdoor enthusiast and especially enjoy skiing, SUP, running and hiking. I am dedicated to serving the wonderful residents of District 28 and hope to have the privilege of representing you as your Assembly Member!
  • Time to restore common sense, accountability and cooperation to Sacramento
  • We must prioritize the safety of law abiding residents an and victims over criminals
  • Every child deserves a good educcation at the school of the parents' choosing, regardless of their circumstances
I am passionate about education, public safety, mental health and fiscal accountability. Our schools are failing our most vulnerable students, and a good education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty and opens doors for life. Providing school choice and reforming our public system will help our children succeed.

Government's basic role is to provide public safety, and due to recent reforms, we are failing to do so, prison reform should not come at the expense of law abiding residents.

Mental health issues are reaching crisis levels and need to be addressed, especially for our struggling youth. There is an egregious lack of accountability in Sacramento, as evidenced by $20 billion lost to EDD fraud.

We need real fiscal accountability in Sacramento, and our policies must provide mechanisms to monitor their success. Taxpayers deserve to know the impacts of their hard earned dollars.
I am known for and dedicated to working well with others to find real solutions. I strive to find common ground with others, I am a good listener, I seek to understand different perspectives, and I respect and value the opinions of others even though they may not be my own. I truly care for for my consituents , and hold myself accountable , and am diligent.
I worked in advertising as a traffic coordinator, a job that required multi-tasking, managerial and diplomatic skills. As a traffic coordinator I was responsible for making sure copywriters, artists and producers adhered to timelines, got the requisite approvals from executives and clients, and ultimately oversaw the distribution of material, both print and broadcast. This position honed my ability to understand how to engage and motivate others for a mutual cause. I worked for almost three years in this role before starting my family.
Baby shark - my granddaughter is obsessed with it!
California's greatest challenges over the next decade are to balance environmental goals with the needs of residents.
The only benefit of a unicameral state legislature is its economical, however the drawbacks outweigh this. Legislation may be hastily passed, it can lead to a dictatorial state, and is susceptible to party influence. We are actually suffering the consequences of a supermajority in California right now, and while we are bicameral, the supermajority behaves like a unicameral system - hasty policies with no benefit of healthy debate, authoritaranism, lack of transparency and unequal representation. It is important that we restore balance to Sacramento, and restore diversity of opinion. The best and most successful policies are forged from a variety of perspectives, democracy depends on this.
It is very beneficial to build relationships with other legislators. For the sake of good policy, it is important to take the time to appreciate and understand the viewpoints of others, to find that common ground we all have. Building relationships built on mutual respect will help move the policy process forward.
I do believe compromise is necessary for policymaking in order to move things forward. The current binary nature of our government hurts our ability to get anything meaningful done for our consituents. Compromise is an important tool in making sure all parties can be a part of the solution.

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Campaign finance summary

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Liz Lawler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* California State Assembly District 28Lost general$158,288 $79,857
2022California State Assembly District 28Lost general$268,141 $269,458
Grand total$426,429 $349,315
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 2, 2022


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