Michael Allen (California)
Michael Allen is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 7 from 2010 to 2012. He served as Assistant Majority Floor Leader. Allen is the former president of the North Bay Labor Council. He also served as director for the California State Senate's 7th legislative district from 2007 to 2010.
Biography
Allen earned a B.A., B.S., R.N. and J.D. His professional experience includes working as a psychiatric nurse at Sonoma County Crisis Clinic, attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Team and the Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees and Executive Director of the Service Employees International Union Local 707.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Allen served on these committees:
- Assembly Legislative Ethics
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly
- Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly
- Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly
Campaign themes
2012
Allen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing teachers and parents together to create great public schools and support higher education. He stood with teachers and education advocates to stop millions of dollars in cuts to local public schools."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing environmentalists and industry leaders together for a cleaner future. Michael worked with local environmentalists and businesses to create Solar Sonoma County, a group that promotes local access to renewable energy."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing health care advocates and administrators together to increase access to quality health care. As a registered nurse and former labor leader, Michael understands how important it is that every California resident has access to medical care that meets their needs while remaining affordable."
- Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing business and labor together to grow new jobs and help working families. An experienced mediator, Michael has worked with business and labor to resolve numerous disputes to clear the way for projects that have created thousands of new jobs."
- State Budget
- Excerpt: "Michael Allen is bringing Democrats and Republicans together to solve California’s budget deficit. He helped craft a bi-partisan budget deal that reduced California’s ongoing structural budget deficit by more than 75 percent."
Elections
2012
Allen ran for re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 10. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 7. He advanced past the June 5, 2012 blanket primary, defeating Alex Easton-Brown (D), H. Christian Gunderson (D), Connie Wong (D), Peter Mancus (R), and Joe Boswell (I). Allen was defeated by Marc Levine (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Marc Levine |
51.2% | 96,421 | |
| Democratic | Michael Allen Incumbent | 48.8% | 91,973 | |
| Total Votes | 188,394 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Michael Allen Incumbent |
31% | 32,922 | |
| Democratic | Alex Easton-Brown | 6.2% | 6,563 | |
| Democratic | H. Christian Gunderson | 2.2% | 2,323 | |
| Democratic | Marc Levine |
24.4% | 25,920 | |
| Democratic | Connie Wong | 10.7% | 11,371 | |
| Republican | Peter Mancus | 21.4% | 22,708 | |
| Independent | Joe Boswell | 4.3% | 4,544 | |
| Total Votes | 106,351 | |||
2010
Allen's defeated opponents Lee Pierce and Michael Wilson in the June 8 primary. He then defeated Republican Doris Gentry and Libertarian Kathryn N. Moore in the November 2 general election.[5][6]
| California State Assembly, District 7 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Allen (D)
|
86,641 | |||
| Doris Gentry (R) | 43,350 | |||
| Kathryn N. Moore (L) | 5,993 | |||
| California House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Allen (D)
|
13,623 | |||
| Michael Wilson (D) | 13,103 | |||
| Lee Pierce (D) | 6,681 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Allen has five children.
Recent news
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See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Michael Allen's campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ allenforassembly.com, "Issues," 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 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Noreen Evans (D) |
California Assembly District 7 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Roger Dickinson (D) |
