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Richard Bloom
Nonpartisan
Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2031
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Sherilyn P. Garnett
Prior offices:
Mayor Santa Monica California
California State Assembly District 50
Years in office: 2012 - 2022
Successor: Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 5, 2024
Appointed
January 31, 2023
Education
High school
Fairfax Senior High School, 1971
Bachelor's
University of California, Berkeley, 1975
Law
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1978
Contact
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Richard Bloom is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office in 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Bloom won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Biography

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Bloom earned his B.A. in communications and public policy from University of California, Berkeley, in 1975 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 1978.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Richard Bloom (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bloom in this election.

2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Sheela Stark in the general election for California State Assembly District 50 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
56.9
 
51,340
Image of Sheela Stark
Sheela Stark (R) Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
38,851

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

Total votes: 90,191
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes and Sheela Stark defeated Rodgir Cohen in the primary for California State Assembly District 50 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
57.0
 
26,540
✔
Image of Sheela Stark
Sheela Stark (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
18,428
Image of Rodgir Cohen
Rodgir Cohen (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
1,577

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

Total votes: 46,545
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Richard Bloom defeated Will Hess in the general election for California State Assembly District 50 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Bloom
Richard Bloom (D)
 
80.4
 
166,503
Image of Will Hess
Will Hess (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.6
 
40,709

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

Total votes: 207,212
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Richard Bloom and Will Hess defeated Jim King in the primary for California State Assembly District 50 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Bloom
Richard Bloom (D)
 
78.7
 
89,797
✔
Image of Will Hess
Will Hess (D) Candidate Connection
 
14.5
 
16,482
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Jim King (D)
 
6.8
 
7,750

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

Total votes: 114,029
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Richard Bloom won election in the general election for California State Assembly District 50 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Bloom
Richard Bloom (D)
 
100.0
 
167,428

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

Total votes: 167,428
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Richard Bloom advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 50 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Bloom
Richard Bloom (D)
 
100.0
 
79,458

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

Total votes: 79,458
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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.[2]

Incumbent Richard Bloom defeated Matthew Gene Craffey in the California State Assembly District 50 general election.[3][4]

California State Assembly, District 50 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Bloom Incumbent 74.64% 158,967
     Republican Matthew Gene Craffey 25.36% 54,016
Total Votes 212,983
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Richard Bloom and Matthew Gene Craffey were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 50 Blanket primary.[5][6]

California State Assembly, District 50 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Bloom Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Gene Craffey

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 Richard Bloom (D) and Bradly S. Torgan (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Bloom defeated Torgan in the general election.[7][8][9]

California State Assembly, District 50, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bloom Incumbent 71.5% 78,093
     Republican Bradly S. Torgan 28.5% 31,113
Total Votes 109,206

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Bloom won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 50. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Torie Osborn (D) and Bradly Torgan (R). Bloom defeated incumbent Betsy Butler (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

California State Assembly, District 50, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bloom 50.5% 93,445
     Democratic Betsy Butler Incumbent 49.5% 91,740
Total Votes 185,185
California State Assembly, District 50 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bloom 25.6% 15,947
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBetsy Butler Incumbent 25.8% 16,084
     Democratic Torie Osborn 24.3% 15,155
     Republican Bradly Torgan 24.4% 15,227
Total Votes 62,413

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Richard Bloom did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Richard Bloom did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Richard Bloom did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Bloom's campaign website listed the following issues:[13]

  • Economy
Excerpt: "The greatest challenge the Assembly defeated is putting California on a fair, responsible and sustainable fiscal path. "
  • Education
Excerpt: "My wife, Robbie, and I raised two children who attended our fine public schools. Like most parents, we are proud that Zac and Emmett attended great colleges and are now making their way in the world pursuing exciting careers."
  • Environment
Excerpt: "My record as a strong steward of California's environment is well known. Throughout my public career, I have led on issue after issue, making sure that we leave a better environment to our children and that we enact sustainable policies to protect our land and oceans well into the future."

Facial scrub ban

In April 2014, Bloom supported a ban on microbeads, which are small non-biodegradable plastic particles in facial scrubs and soaps. The microbeads make their way past sewage and water treatment facilities and into rivers and streams.[14] “We have no choice but to eliminate this pollution at the source,” Bloom said in an interview. “Waiting will only compound the problem and the price of cleaning up.” He also said that the particles can be ingested by fish, crabs, and shellfish, which could then be eaten by humans. “We lived without microbeads before they went into products and we can live without them afterwards,” said Bloom.[14]

Campaign finance summary

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Richard Bloom campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020California State Assembly District 50Won general$606,511 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 50Won $571,761 N/A**
2014California State Assembly, District 50Won $631,230 N/A**
Grand total$1,809,502 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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.

State legislative tenure

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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.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Bloom was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Bloom was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bloom served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Richard Bloom Facebook Page, "Info" accessed October 10, 2012
    2. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
    8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
    9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
    10. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
    11. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    12. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    13. ↑ richardbloom.com, "Issues," accessed March 13, 2014
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 WatchDog.org, "Nanny-state state of the week: CA lawmaker wants to ban certain facial scrubs," April 4, 2014

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    Sherilyn P. Garnett     		Superior Court of Los Angeles County
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    2012-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
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    		Succeeded by
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