Patty Lopez

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-04-2014	Democratic	AD-39	22750	Win
11-08-2016	Democratic	AD-39	49649	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Born: January 15, 1968 in Michoacan, Mexico
Married: Juan Lopez (m. 1986)
Children: Patricia, Jacky, Crystal, and Diana

Previous: Staff, Los Angeles Unified School District
2000-2012: Community Representative, North Valley Occupational Center
2017: Candidate for Los Angeles Unified School District (Lost; 12.0%)
2018: Special Election Candidate for AD-39 (Lost; 9.1%)
2018: Primary Candidate for AD-39 (Lost; 14.6%)

• CLOSE CONTEST: Lopez narrowly won the 2014 General election when she defeated Raul Bocanegra by 466 votes (1.0%). On election night, Bocanegra trailed Patty Lopez by 182 votes, which closed to 32 votes by November 7th.
• An incumbent who lost to a member of their own party (in 2016).

Source: California Assembly Handbook (2015)