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Lowenthal, Bonnie (D)

Assembly District

Counties:

Los Angeles

Cities:

Long Beach, Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes

Elected:

2008

Term Limit:

2014

2008 Election:

Lowenthal (D) 57%Holt (R) 37%Kling (L) 6%

Issues

Environment – pesticide control, invasive species controlHealth Care – all-inclusive care for elderly, pre-existing conditions, residential care for elderly, senior serviceprogram

Bio

Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal was elected in November 2008 to represent the 54th District of over half of the City of Long Beach, the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, and all of the Palos Verdes peninsula.As an Assemblymember, Lowenthal will continue her work to advocate for affordable housing, rights for thedisabled, and transparency in government. She is also passionate about ensuring public safety, promotingeconomic development, protecting the environment, creating more parks and green space, ensuring that ourhistoric places are preserved for future generations and that our public infrastructure is well funded andeffectively maintained.Prior to her service in the Assembly, Lowenthal was elected to represent the First Council District of the City of Long Beach in 2001, and was selected to serve as Vice Mayor in 2006. Lowenthal also served on the LongBeach Unified School District Board of Education for seven years and was a member of the Los AngelesCounty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), as well as many community boards and committees.As a Councilmember, Lowenthal was honored with:

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CentroCHA’s Education Award for her longstanding efforts on behalf of the Hispanic community;

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The Interfaith Community Organization’s Housing Hero Award in recognition of her advocacy onbehalf of those in need of housing.

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The Environmental Hero Award by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation and Long Beach Organic;

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The Women of Distinction award from Soroptimist International; and

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The Excellence Through Leadership Award from ILWU Local 13, among others.Having served as a bilingual mental health consultant for the League of United Latin American Citizens(LULAC), HeadStart, and the Centro de la Raza, Lowenthal is acutely aware of the needs of the community,and will work every day on their behalf.Assemblymember Lowenthal received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and aMaster’s of Science in Community and Clinical Psychology from CSU Long Beach. Since 1975, Lowenthal hasbeen a licensed family counselor and mental health consultant.

Ma, Fiona (D)

Assembly District

Counties:

San Francisco, San Mateo

Cities:

San Francisco, Daly City

Elected:

2006

Term Limit:

2012

2008 Election:

Ma (D*) 83%Applegate (R) 17%

Issues

Transportation - High Speed Rail, safe transportation for students

Bio

In November, 2006 Fiona Ma was elected to represent the people of California’s 12th Assembly District. Thedistrict includes San Francisco, Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor.As a former elected member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Assemblywoman Ma hit the groundrunning in Sacramento. The Speaker appointed Assemblywoman Ma as the Majority Whip, where she isresponsible for ensuring the passage of crucial legislation to improve public education, expand healthcare accessand protect our environment. At the start of her second term, Assemblywoman Ma was appointed to keycommittees including Higher Education, Revenue and Taxation, Housing, Agriculture, Labor, and PublicSafety.Assemblywoman Ma serves as the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence where shehas worked on legislation to protect victims of domestic violence. She has authored groundbreaking legislationto protect young children from dangerous chemicals, help California’s working families pay the bills, preventthe spread of Hepatitis B, increase access to quality healthcare, and provide equal rights for all Californians. Asa joint author of Proposition 1-A, which was approved by voters in November, 2008, and the convener of theHigh Speed Rail Caucus, Assemblywoman Ma is also the legislature’s leading advocate to bring high speedtrains to California.During her first year in office, landmark legislation was chaptered into law By GovernorSchwarzenegger. Assembly Bill 1108 was a first in the nation law that banned the use of toxic chemicals,known as phthalates, in baby products. Her bill was later used as a model in Federal legislation that went intoeffect in February, 2009.Assemblywoman Ma is also focused on improving California’s bottom line. She has authored legislation tokeep jobs in California and grow the state’s economy and as an Executive Board Member of the NationalConference of State Legislators, she works to keep California competitive with other states.In 1995, Assemblywoman Ma was a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business underPresident Bill Clinton. Her tireless advocacy for women and minority business owners has led to responsible

public contracting in San Francisco.Assemblywoman Ma received her B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), her M.S. in Taxationfrom Golden Gate University (SF), and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is a Certified PublicAccountant licensed in California.