California's 53rd State Assembly district

California's 53rd State Assembly District is one of 80 districts 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...

. It is currently represented by Democrat

California Democratic Party

The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California, headquartered in Sacramento. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority...

Betsy Butler

Betsy Butler is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 53rd district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles and the South Bay...

of Marina del Rey

Marina del Rey, California

-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

District profile

The district currently consists of 4.45% of Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...

and includes all of El Segundo

El Segundo, California

El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...

, Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach, California

Hermosa Beach is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 19,506 at the 2010 census, up from 18,566 at the 2000 census....

, Lomita

Lomita, California

Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,256 at the 2010 census, up from 20,046 at the 2000 census...

, Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach, California

Manhattan Beach is the wealthiest beachfront city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific coast, south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is the home of both beach and indoor volleyball, and surfing. During the winter, the...

, Marina del Rey

Marina del Rey, California

-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...

, Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...

, and Torrance

Torrance, California

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, and 3.4% of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

2010 Election

With Assemblymember Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Ted W. Lieu is a Democratic Party California State Senator, who has represented the 28th Senate District since February 18, 2011, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny Oropeza...

termed out, eight Democrats stepped forward to run for his seat in the 2010 Democratic primary election on June 8, 2010. Head Fundraiser for the Consumer Attorneys of California

Consumer Attorneys of California

Consumer Attorneys of California is an organization with more than 3,000 lawyers that represents plaintiffs in tort actions. It charges plaintiffs only if they win their cases, meaning they use a contingency-based fee system. According to Consumer Attorneys of California, those it sues generally...

http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_15169177 Betsy Butler http://www.betsybutler.com who was endorsed by the National Organization of Women, Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood

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, Child Abuse Prevention Center, and Equality California

Equality California

Equality California or EQCA is a non-profit civil rights organization that advocates for the rights of LGBT people in California.-Early history:...

beat the seven other candidates by capturing 26.7% of the vote.

Butler faced Republican Nathan Mintz http://www.mintz4assembly.com, a local tea party

Tea Party movement

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founder (founded SouthBayTeaParty) and Aerospace engineer. Mintz did not face a Primary opponent, and was endorsed by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan

Richard Riordan

Richard J. Riordan is a Republican politician from California, U.S.A. who served as the California Secretary for Education from 2003–2005 and as the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles, California from 1993–2001...

, Supervisor Don Knabe

Don Knabe

Donald R. Knabe is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, serving the Fourth District. Knabe is the current Chairman for the 2010 session. He recently was reelected on the June 3, 2008 election....

, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Citizens for California Reform.

Butler defeated Mintz in the election on November 2.

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2005 (Special)

2004

2002

External links

Official Profile of Assembly District from California State Assembly--http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee/c7/asmfinal/AD53.HTM

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