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Raul Bocanegra

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Raul Bocanegra
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
California State Assembly District 39

Education

High school

San Fernando Senior High

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate

University of California, Los Angeles

Contact

Personal website

Raul Bocanegra is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2016 to 2017.

On November 20, 2017, he announced he would not run for re-election.[1] On November 27, Bocanegra resigned from the California State Assembly due to allegations of sexual harassment.[2]


Bocanegra served in the California State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2012 to 2014.

Biography

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Bocanegra earned his B.S. in political science and his M.S. in Urban Planning from UCLA.[3] His professional experience includes working as an aide for Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla and teacher at California State Northridge.[3]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Governmental Organization
• Housing and Community Development
• Revenue and Taxation
• Transportation

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bocanegra served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Business, Professions and Consumer Protection
• Elections and Redistricting
• Revenue and Taxation, Chair
• Water, Parks and Wildlife

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[4]

Raul Bocanegra defeated incumbent Patty Lopez in the California State Assembly District 39 general election.[5][6]

California State Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Raul Bocanegra 60.12% 74,834
     Democratic Patty Lopez Incumbent 39.88% 49,649
Total Votes 124,483
Source: California Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 39 Blanket primary.[7][8]

California State Assembly, District 39 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Raul Bocanegra 44.38% 30,119
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patty Lopez Incumbent 27.22% 18,472
     Democratic Joel Fajardo 10.07% 6,831
     Democratic Joanne Fernandez 6.69% 4,538
     Democratic Mina Creswell 6.51% 4,418
     Democratic Kevin J. Suscavage 5.14% 3,489
Total Votes 67,867

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Raul Bocanegra (D) and Patty Lopez (D) defeated Kevin J. Suscavage (D) and write-in candidate Michael B. Boyd (R) in the blanket primary. Lopez defeated Bocanegra in the general election.[9][10][11][12]

California State Assembly, District 39, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Lopez 50.5% 22,750
     Democratic Raul Bocanegra Incumbent 49.5% 22,284
Total Votes 45,034
California State Assembly, District 39 Blanket Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Bocanegra Incumbent 62.5% 13,069
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Lopez 23.6% 4,940
     Democratic Kevin J. Suscavage 13.7% 2,876
     Republican Michael B. Boyd (Write-in) 0.2% 36
Total Votes 20,921

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Bocanegra won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 39. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Ricardo Benitez (R), Margie Margarita Carranza (R), Omar Cuevas (R), and John Paul Lindblad (G). Bocanegra defeated Richard Alarcon (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[13][14]

California State Assembly, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Bocanegra 58.4% 62,612
     Democratic Richard Alarcon 41.6% 44,624
Total Votes 107,236
California State Assembly, District 39 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Alarcon 26.9% 8,567
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Bocanegra 36.2% 11,521
     Democratic Kevin J. Suscavage (write-in) 0% 2
     Republican Ricardo Benitez 15.8% 5,037
     Republican Margie Margarita Carranza 5.3% 1,697
     Republican Omar Cuevas 8.2% 2,596
     Green Jack Lindblad 7.6% 2,421
Total Votes 31,841

Campaign finance summary

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Raul Bocanegra campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016California State Assembly, District 39Won $1,137,155 N/A**
2014California State Assembly, District 39Lost $1,273,134 N/A**
2012California State Assembly, District 39Won $1,063,832 N/A**
Grand total$3,474,121 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Bocanegra's endorsements included the following:[15]

  • California Democratic Party
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
  • Congressman Tony Cardenas
  • State Senator Alex Padilla
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Felipe Fuentes
  • California Teachers Association
  • California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
  • Professional Engineers in California Government
  • California League of Conservation Voters
  • SEIU California
  • California Association of Highway Patrolmen
  • California Professional Firefighters
  • United Firefighters of Los Angeles County
  • United Farm Workers
  • California State Retirees
  • Equality California
  • Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project

2012

In 2012, Bocanegra's endorsements included the following:[16]

Noteworthy events

Resignation following sexual misconduct allegations

See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018)

On November 27, Bocanegra announced that he would resign immediately. In his resignation statement he said, "I sincerely hope that my decision to resign immediately does not embolden those who are using this serious problem in our society to advance their own personal political gain, rather it is my hope that this action can instead help to widen the doors for victims of sexual assault and workplace harassment to find justice and solace." He also said, "...it is my hope that in taking this action we can help clear the path so that women and men who have been truly victims of sexual assault and workplace harassment can step forward and get justice for any crimes committed against them. While I am not guilty of any such crimes, I am admittedly not perfect."[2] He had previously announced on November 20 that he would resign at the end of the 2018 legislative session due to sexual misconduct allegations against him.

On November 17, the Los Angeles Times informed Bocanegra that it was a running a report where six women alleged he had sexually harassed them. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D) said that he was removing Bocanegra from his position as majority whip and all committee assignments. He also said that he would move to expel Bocanegra from the chamber if an independent investigation affirmed the allegations against him.[17] Bocanegra was previously disciplined for sexual misconduct in 2009 when he was serving as a legislative staffer. He apologized for the 2009 incident and called for an Assembly Rules Committee investigation into the more recent allegations.[18]

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Democratic California assemblyman announces resignation amid sexual harassment allegations," November 20, 2017
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles Times, "California Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra speeds up his resignation to 'immediately' following harassment allegations," November 27, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Raul J Bocanegra Facebook Page, "Info," accessed October 10, 2012
  4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
  10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
  11. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
  12. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
  13. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
  14. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  15. ↑ raulbocanegra.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 12, 2014
  16. ↑ Raul Bocanegra, "Endorsements," accessed October 10, 2012
  17. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon says he will 'immediately expel' Bocanegra if investigation affirms allegations," November 20, 2017
  18. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra announces he will resign next year as Times prepares report on new sexual harassment allegations," November 20, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by
Patty Lopez (D) 		California State Assembly, District 39
2016-2017 		Succeeded by
Luz Maria Rivas (D)
Preceded by
Felipe Fuentes (D) 		California State Assembly District 39
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
Patty Lopez (D)


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