Raul Bocanegra
| Raul Bocanegra | |
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| Member-elect of the California State Assembly from the 39th district | |
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Taking office December 5, 2016 | |
| Succeeding | Patty López |
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In office December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Fuentes |
| Succeeded by | Patty López |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 13, 1971 Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Pacoima, Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelors and Masters) |
| Occupation | Legislative staffer, college professor |
Raul Bocanegra is an American politician who has been elected to the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who will represent the 39th Assembly District, encompassing northeastern San Fernando Valley.
Bocanegra was first elected to the Assembly in 2012, but was defeated in his 2014 bid for reelection by political outsider and fellow Democrat Patty Lopez. He reclaimed his old Assembly seat after defeating Lopez in a 2016 rematch. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, he was an urban planner, and Chief of Staff to his predecessor Felipe Fuentes. A native of the San Fernando Valley, he graduated from San Fernando High School.
Elections
2014
| California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2014 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 13,069 | 62.5 | |
| Democratic | Patty Lopez | 4,940 | 23.6 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Suscavage | 2,876 | 13.7 | |
| Republican | Michael B. Boyd (write-in) | 36 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 20,921 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Patty Lopez | 22,750 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra (incumbent) | 22,284 | 49.5 | |
| Total votes | 45,034 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
See also: California State Assembly election, 2016
| California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2016 | ||||
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| Primary election | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | 30,119 | 44.4 | |
| Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | 18,472 | 27.2 | |
| Democratic | Joel Fajardo | 6,831 | 10.1 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Fernandez | 4,538 | 6.7 | |
| Democratic | Mina Creswell | 4,418 | 6.5 | |
| Democratic | Kevin James Suscavage | 3,489 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,867 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Raul Bocanegra | |||
| Democratic | Patty López (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ' | ' | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
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