La Mesa is a city in San Diego County,located nine miles east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census,up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."
Christine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego,California. A Democrat,she served from 2004 to 2012 as a member of the California State Senate,representing the 39th district. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (2000–2004),and of San Diego City Council (1993–2000).
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Shirley Grasser Horton is a Japanese–American politician who served as the 37th mayor of Chula Vista,California,and in the California State Assembly as a member of the Republican Party.
Barry Jantz is a retired CEO of the Grossmont Healthcare District,a former member of the La Mesa City Council within San Diego County,California,and a Community Affairs consultant.
Serra Mesa is a community in San Diego,California,roughly between Interstate 805 and Interstate 15,north of Friars Road and south of Aero Drive. It is named for Junípero Serra,a Majorcan (Spain) Franciscan friar who founded the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Adjacent communities include Kearny Mesa,Tierrasanta,Mission Valley,and Linda Vista.
Mary Casillas Salas is an American politician from Chula Vista,California. She is a former California Assembly member who represented the 79th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010. She ran for the California State Senate in 2010 but lost. In 2012 she was elected to the Chula Vista City Council,a position she previously held from 1996 to 2004. She was elected Mayor of the city of Chula Vista in 2014.
California's 79th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Akilah Weber of La Mesa,who was elected on April 6,2021 following the resignation of Democrat Shirley Weber,who assumed the position of California Secretary of State.
Benjamin Hueso is an American businessman and politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 40th Senate District,which encompassed Imperial County and the border regions of San Diego County.
David Alvarez is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district,which includes Chula Vista,National City,and parts of southern San Diego. A member of the Democratic Party,Alvarez previously served as a member of the San Diego City Council from the 8th district from 2010 to 2018 and was the Democratic nominee in the 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election.
Shirley Weber is an American academic and politician serving as the secretary of state of California. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly for the 79th Assembly District,which includes portions of San Diego,Chula Vista,and National City and all of Lemon Grove and La Mesa.
Before 2008,San Diego County historically had been a Republican stronghold. The Republican presidential nominee carried the county in every presidential election from 1948 through 2004,except in 1992 when Bill Clinton won a plurality. In 2008,Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win a majority of votes in San Diego County since World War II;he won a majority of county votes again in 2012. In 2016,Hillary Clinton won the county by almost 20%,the largest margin for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1936. In 2020,Joseph R Biden,Jr. won by an even larger 22.7% margin.
Georgette Gómez is an American politician and community activist. She served as a member of the San Diego City Council from 2016 to 2020. Gómez is a Democrat,though city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. In December 2018,Gómez was unanimously appointed president of the city council. Gómez was a candidate for California's 53rd congressional district in the 2020 elections,losing to fellow Democrat Sara Jacobs.
The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5,2018,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California,the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead,the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election,with a runoff held on November 6,2018,because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
The 2021–2022 session is the most recent former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7,2020 and ended November 30,2022.
The 2021 California's 79th State Assembly district special election was held on April 6,2021. Democratic nominee Akilah Weber defeated Republican nominee Marco Contreras and three other Democratic candidates to succeed Shirley Weber in the California State Assembly.
Racquel Vasquez (1969/1970) is the mayor of the city of Lemon Grove,the first African-American woman elected mayor in San Diego County.
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
The 2024 California State Senate election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate will elect their representatives. The elections will coincide with the elections for other offices,including the state Assembly.
