Sandra Fluke
Sandra Fluke is a self-described "social justice lawyer" and the California state director of Voices for Progress, a public interest advocacy group.[1][2]
She was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the California State Senate.[3]
Biography
Fluke earned her B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management as well as Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Cornell University in 2003. She also received her J.D. with a Certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University Law Center.[4] While at Georgetown, Fluke was the President of Law Students for Reproductive Justice, an editor for the Journal of Gender and the Law, and Vice President of the Women's Legal Alliance.[5]
Elections
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate 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. Ben Allen (D) and Sandra Fluke (D) defeated Barbi S. Appelquist (D), Betsy Butler (D), Amy Howorth (D), Vito Imbasciani (D), Patric M. Verrone (D) and Seth Stodder (I) in the blanket primary. Allen defeated Fluke in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ben Allen |
60.3% | 122,901 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke | 39.7% | 80,781 | |
| Total Votes | 203,682 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Ben Allen |
22.2% | 25,987 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Fluke |
19.4% | 22,759 | |
| Independent | Seth Stodder | 17.4% | 20,419 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Butler | 16.5% | 19,301 | |
| Democratic | Amy Howorth | 15.7% | 18,411 | |
| Democratic | Vito Imbasciani | 4.4% | 5,189 | |
| Democratic | Patric M. Verrone | 2.9% | 3,446 | |
| Democratic | Barbi S. Appelquist | 1.4% | 1,630 | |
| Total Votes | 117,142 | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Fluke's endorsements included the following:[9]
- U.S. Rep Joaquin Castro
- U.S. Rep Janice Hahn
- U.S. Rep Dan Maffei
- U.S. Rep Scott Peters
- U.S. Rep Louise Slaughter, Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee
- State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
- State Senator Carol Liu
- State Senator Holly Mitchell
- Los Angeles Councilmember Nury Martinez
- Hon. Joy Picus, Former Los Angeles City Councilmember
- Hon. Susan Rose, Former Santa Barbara County Supervisor
- University of Southern California Democrats
- California State University, Northridge Democrats
- Americans for Democratic Action, Southern California
- Daraka Larimore-Hall, Secretary, California Democratic Party
- Christine Pelosi, Chair, CDP Women’s Caucus
- Lawson Stuart, Chair, CDP Veterans’ Caucus
- Kristen Kavanaugh, Chair, California Democratic Party Veterans’ Caucus, Committee on Women Veterans
- Kate Weber, 2013 CDP Veteran of the Year, Cal Vet Woman Veteran Leader of the Year
- David Atkins, Chair, Ventura County Democratic Party
Noteworthy events
Fluke drew public attention for her advocacy on contraception coverage under Obamacare while a law student at Georgetown University. Congressional Democrats invited her to speak at public hearings on contraception mandates.[1] This led conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to call her a "slut" on his radio program. He later apologize, saying he "did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke."[10]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sandra + Fluke + California + Senate"
See also
- California State Senate
- California State Senate elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate District 26
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Sandra Fluke on Facebook
- Sandra Fluke on Twitter
- Sandra Fluke on Tumblr
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WPSU, "Take Note: Sandra Fluke On Her Unexpected Fame and Her Social Justice Work," accessed December 11, 2015
- ↑ Voices for Progress, "Staff Advisors," accessed December 11, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Sandra Fluke forgoes congressional bid to run for state Senate," February 5, 2014
- ↑ standwithsandra.org, "About Sandra," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ businessinsider.com, "Meet The Georgetown Law Student Rush Limbaugh Called A 'Slut'," March 2, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ standwithsandra.org "Endorsements," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke,"March 3, 2012
