Jim Frazier | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 11th district | |
In office December 3, 2012 –December 31, 2021 | |
Preceded by | new district |
Succeeded by | Lori Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | James Leroy Frazier,Jr. May 4,1959 Martinez,California,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Janet Frazier (divorced) [1] |
Children | 2 [2] |
Residence(s) | Discovery Bay,California,U.S. |
Profession | Small businessman |
James L. Frazier Jr. (born May 4,1959) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who previously represented the 11th Assembly District,which encompasses Solano County,eastern Contra Costa County,and a portion of rural Sacramento County.
Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012,he was an Oakley City Councilmember and Mayor.
During his first term,Frazier's legislation focused on roadway safety and infrastructure. He authored Assembly Bill 1113,concerning provisional driver's licenses,which sought to strengthen teen driver-licensing programs and improve the safety of the roadways. He also authored Assembly Bill 417,which lessened the processes needed to authorize bike lanes in urbanized areas. He authored Assembly Bill 513,which expands the use of rubberized asphalt (made from waste tires) in roads and other transportation projects. And he authored Assembly Bill 1336,which provides the state with added enforcement powers necessary to ensure that workers are paid mandated wages. [3]
During the 2014-15 legislative session,Frazier served as Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee. In this role,he contributed to the defeat of a bill seeking to explicitly add representation from disadvantage communities to the California Transportation Commission,stating that "the bill would elevate disadvantaged communities and their interests above all others,and we can’t have that." [4]
Frazier resigned from the State Assembly on December 31,2021,to pursue opportunities in the transportation sector. [5]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 30,893 | 60.7 | |
Republican | Alex Henthorn | 20,002 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 50,895 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 54,044 | 59.7 | |
Republican | Alex Henthorn | 36,475 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 90,519 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 62,952 | 65.9 | |
Republican | Dave Miller | 32,545 | 34.1 | |
Total votes | 95,497 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 111,592 | 64.2 | |
Republican | Dave Miller | 62,227 | 35.8 | |
Total votes | 173,819 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 39,095 | 48.3 | |
Republican | Lisa Romero | 30,623 | 37.8 | |
Democratic | Diane Stewart | 11,224 | 13.9 | |
Total votes | 80,942 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 96,254 | 61.5 | |
Republican | Lisa Romero | 60,335 | 38.5 | |
Total votes | 156,589 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | 74,950 | ||
Republican | Debra Schwab (write in) | |||
Total votes | 100% | |||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jim Frazier (incumbent) | |||
Republican | Debra Schwab | |||
Total votes |
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