Beth B. Gaines is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 currently serving in the California State Assembly

California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...

. She is a Republican

California Republican Party

The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is Tom Del Beccaro and is based in Burbank, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The RPC also has a headquarters in Sacramento....

 representing the 4th district

California's 4th State Assembly district

California's 4th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Republican Beth Gaines of Roseville.-District profile:All of Alpine CountyEl Dorado County - 84.35%...

, encompassing Alpine

Alpine County, California

Alpine County is the smallest county, by population, in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010, it had a population of 1,175, all rural. There are no incorporated cities in the county. The county seat is Markleeville...

 and El Dorado

El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....

 counties and parts of Placer

Placer County, California

Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...

 and Sacramento

Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....

 counties. She won a special election to the Assembly in 2011 to succeed her husband, Ted Gaines

Ted Gaines

Edward M. Gaines is a California State Senator, representing the 1st Senate district. He won a January 4, 2011, special election to replace the late Dave Cox and took office two days later...

, who had won a special election to the state Senate. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she was a businesswoman.

External links

• Assemblymember Beth Gaines (official website)
• Beth Gaines for State Assembly (campaign website)