Loni Hancock

CA State Assembly

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-05-2002	Democratic	AD-14	102373	Win
11-02-2004	Democratic	AD-14	141184	Win
11-07-2006	Democratic	AD-14	116879	Win
11-04-2008	Democratic	SD-09	272225	Win
11-06-2012	Democratic	SD-09	300994	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: April 10, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois
Married: Tom Bates (m. 1986)
Children: Leita and Mara, Christopher "Casey"* and Jonathan

1971-1979: Member, Berkeley City Council
1987-1994: Mayor, City of Berkeley
1994-2001: Regional Representative, US  Department of Education

• LEGISLATION: Author of SB 1446 (Chapt. 58, Stats of 2016) which made it an infraction for a person to possess any large-capacity magazine (holding more than 10 rounds) regardless of the date the magazine was acquired. This law is the subject of the case Duncan v. Bonta which will be heard by the US Supreme Court in the upcoming 2025-2026 term.
• LEGISLATION: Author of Proposition 15 (2010) [California Fair Elections Act of 2008], which relates to public financing of legislative campaigns.
• Hancock was the first State Assemblymember to launch a Blog; Assemblymember Loni Hancock's Blog.
• Casey Bates is a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County (2000-Present). He previously worked for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office (1997-2000).

Source: California Legislature Handbook (2003-04)