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Richard Katz

Democratic

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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1980 Democratic AD-39 38081 Win
11-02-1982 Democratic AD-39 43392 Win
11-06-1984 Democratic AD-39 48562 Win
11-04-1986 Democratic AD-39 44009 Win
11-08-1988 Democratic AD-39 62983 Win
11-06-1990 Democratic AD-39 37813 Win
11-03-1992 Democratic AD-39 45387 Win
11-08-1994 Democratic AD-39 34976 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 16, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA 
Married: Wendy Mitchell
Child: Mitchell Robert

1995-1996: Minority Leader, California State Assembly
1996-199?: Member, Medical Assistance Commission
1998: Primary Candidate for SD-20 (Lost)
2001-2005: Member, State Water Resources Control Board
2003: Senior Advisor (on Energy and Water issues), Governor Gray Davis
2003: Taught two classes for the UCLA Department of Urban Planning
2006-2010s: Member, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors
2009-2010: Member, California High Speed Rail Authority

Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981), (1996)