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Tasha Boerner Horvath
2022 - Present
2026
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Tasha Boerner Horvath (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 77. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Horvath (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 77. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tasha Boerner Horvath was born in and lives in Encinitas, California. Horvath graduated from Poly High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1995, and an M.A. in international studies from Claremont Graduate University Institute of Politics and Policy in 1998. Her career experience includes working as a business owner, planning commissioner for the City of Encinitas, senior communications manager for INTO University Partnerships, and senior communications manager for Deutsche Telekon and T-Mobile International. Horvath was elected to serve as a council member of the City of Encinitas in 2016.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Horvath was assigned to the following committees:
- Communications and Conveyance Committee, Chair
- Health Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Arts Committee
- Legislative Audit Committee
2021-2022
Horvath was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Audit Committee
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
- Communications and Conveyance Committee
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Horvath was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Audit Committee
- Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
- Communications and Conveyance Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 77
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath defeated James Browne in the general election for California State Assembly District 77 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 60.4 | 154,202 |
 | James Browne (R)  | 39.6 | 100,954 | |
| Total votes: 255,156 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 77
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath and James Browne defeated Henny Kupferstein in the primary for California State Assembly District 77 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 56.9 | 72,606 |
| ✔ | | James Browne (R) | 38.4 | 49,017 |
 | Henny Kupferstein (D) | 4.7 | 5,977 | |
| Total votes: 127,600 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Horvath received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 77
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath defeated Dan Downey in the general election for California State Assembly District 77 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 60.4 | 121,447 |
| Dan Downey (R) | 39.6 | 79,637 | ||
| Total votes: 201,084 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 77
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath and Dan Downey advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 77 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 60.9 | 78,673 |
| ✔ | Dan Downey (R) | 39.1 | 50,530 | |
| Total votes: 129,203 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath defeated Melanie Burkholder in the general election for California State Assembly District 76 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 55.6 | 132,688 |
 | Melanie Burkholder (R) | 44.4 | 105,855 | |
| Total votes: 238,543 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Tasha Boerner Horvath and Melanie Burkholder advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 76 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 57.5 | 77,792 |
| ✔ | | Melanie Burkholder (R) | 42.5 | 57,391 |
| Total votes: 135,183 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 76
Tasha Boerner Horvath defeated Elizabeth Warren in the general election for California State Assembly District 76 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 54.6 | 79,769 |
 | Elizabeth Warren (D) | 45.4 | 66,427 | |
| Total votes: 146,196 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 76
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 76 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Warren (D) | 26.2 | 28,755 |
| ✔ | | Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) | 25.1 | 27,566 |
| Philip Graham (R) | 21.1 | 23,155 | ||
 | Maureen Muir (R) | 8.8 | 9,642 | |
 | Thomas Krouse (R) | 7.9 | 8,675 | |
| Amanda Rigby (R) | 5.4 | 5,919 | ||
| Jerome Stocks (R) | 4.7 | 5,119 | ||
| Brian Wimmer (R) | 0.8 | 840 | ||
| Total votes: 109,671 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Tasha Boerner Horvath did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the California State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the California State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the California State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate California State Assembly District 77 |
Officeholder California State Assembly District 77 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brian Maienschein (D) |
California State Assembly District 77 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Rocky Chávez (R) |
California State Assembly District 76 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Brian Maienschein (D) |
