Catherine Blakespear
Catherine Blakespear (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 38. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Blakespear (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 38. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Blakespear also ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 36. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Catherine Blakespear was born in and lives in Encinitas, California. Blakespear earned a bachelor's of science and a master's of science in journalism from Northwestern University in 1999 and a J.D. from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 2006. Her career experience includes working as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and for the Associated Press. She was an attorney at Ray Quinney & Nebeker and the traffic commissioner for the City of Encinitas. She was elected to serve as the mayor of the City of Encinitas in 2016.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Blakespear was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Finance Committee
- Human Services Committee, Chair
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
- Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Committee
Elections
2022
District 38
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 38
Catherine Blakespear defeated Matt Gunderson in the general election for California State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Catherine Blakespear (D) | 52.2 | 190,992 | |
| Matt Gunderson (R) | 47.8 | 174,581 | ||
| Total votes: 365,573 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 38
Matt Gunderson and Catherine Blakespear defeated Joe Kerr in the primary for California State Senate District 38 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Gunderson (R) | 45.9 | 106,358 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Blakespear (D) | 43.0 | 99,583 | |
| Joe Kerr (D) | 11.2 | 25,908 | ||
| Total votes: 231,849 | ||||
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Campaign finance
District 36
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 36
Janet Nguyen defeated Kim Carr in the general election for California State Senate District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Nguyen (R) | 56.9 | 196,488 | |
| Kim Carr (D) | 43.1 | 149,114 | ||
| Total votes: 345,602 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 36
Janet Nguyen and Kim Carr advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 36 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Nguyen (R) | 56.7 | 125,053 | |
| ✔ | Kim Carr (D) | 43.3 | 95,655 | |
| Total votes: 220,708 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Catherine Blakespear did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
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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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External links
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Candidate California State Senate District 38 |
Officeholder California State Senate District 38 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brian Jones (R) |
California State Senate District 38 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
