Susan Bonilla

Susan Bonilla (born June 22, 1960)[1] is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 14th district, encompassing parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties. She is a Democrat. Prior to being elected to the state Assembly, she was a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and was Mayor of Concord before that.

Susan Bonilla
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 14th district
11th district (2010–2012)
In office
December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2016
Preceded byTom Torlakson
Succeeded byTim Grayson
Member of the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors from the 4th District
In office
January 9, 2007 – December 6, 2010
Preceded byMark DeSaulnier
Succeeded byKaren Mitchoff
Personal details
Born
Susan A. Woodward

(1960-06-22) June 22, 1960
Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)John Bonilla
ResidenceConcord, California
Alma materAzusa Pacific University
ProfessionTeacher

Due partly to term limits, Bonilla had originally planned to run for Mark DeSaulnier's State Senate seat in 2016, however in November 2014 DeSaulnier resigned to take office in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bonilla ran in a 2015 special election to fill DeSaulnier's seat in California's 7th State Senate district, but lost to Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer in an upset.[2]

In 2017, Bonilla became the California State Director of the Council for a Strong America.[3]

2014 California State Assembly
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014
California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Bonilla (incumbent) 44,644 99.1
Republican Joy D. Delepine (write-in) 366 0.8
No party preference John Henry Kimack (write-in) 24 0.1
Total votes 45,034 100.0
General election
Democratic Susan Bonilla (incumbent) 69,325 68.9
Republican Joy D. Delepine 31,298 31.1
Total votes 100,623 100.0
Democratic hold

References
  1. Massimino, Micaela (June 22, 2011). "AM Alert: No paychecks, but fundraisers galore". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. "State Senate District 7 - Special Election". California Secretary of State.
  3. "Susan Bonilla". strongnation.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.


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