Mia Bonta
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- California State Assemblymember, District 18 (since September 2021)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- Alameda
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University (1993), an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (1996), and a J.D. from Yale Law School (1999). source: ballotpedia.org
- Served as CEO of Oakland Promise, a cradle-to-career initiative in Oakland public schools, and led other education nonprofits. source: ballotpedia.org
- Elected to the Alameda Unified School District Board in 2018 and served as its president. source: ballotpedia.org
- Won a 2021 special election and took office in Assembly District 18 on September 7, 2021; chairs the Assembly Health Committee. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- Address root causes of homelessness, expand mental health services, and add shelter and transitional housing (2021 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Build affordable housing, help residents stay housed, and support first-time homebuyers (2021 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Health care access and support for children and families source: theballotbrief.com
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