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California, State Assembly, District 43

California State Assembly District 43
Current incumbentLaura Friedman Democratic Party

California’s forty-third state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Laura Friedman.

California state assembly members represent an average of 465,674 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 420,000 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Laura Friedman (D) won election in the general election for California State Assembly District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Laura Friedman (D)
100
125,568

Total votes: 125,568
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 43

Incumbent Laura Friedman advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 43 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Laura Friedman (D)
100
58,310

Total votes: 58,310

2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016. Incumbent Mike Gatto (D) did not seek re-election.

Laura Friedman defeated Ardy Kassakhian in the California State Assembly District 43 general election.

California State Assembly, District 43 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Friedman 64.45% 106,186
Democratic Ardy Kassakhian 35.55% 58,561
Total Votes 164,747
Source: California Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the California State Assembly District 43 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 43 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Friedman 31.89% 33,276
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ardy Kassakhian 24.30% 25,357
Republican Mark MacCarley 15.86% 16,551
Democratic Andrew J. Blumenfeld 12.75% 13,309
Republican Alexandra A. Bustamante 6.25% 6,524
Democratic Dennis R. Bullock 4.11% 4,294
Democratic Rajiv Dalal 3.04% 3,173
American Independent Aaron Cervantes 1.79% 1,873
Total Votes 104,357

2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Mike Gatto (D) and Todd Royal (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Gatto defeated Royal in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 43, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Gatto Incumbent 66.5% 51,971
Republican Todd Royal 33.5% 26,192
Total Votes 78,163

2012

Elections for the office of California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Incumbent Mike Gatto (D) and Greg Krikorian (R) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Gatto defeated Krikorian in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 43, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Gatto Incumbent 60.2% 95,673
Republican Greg Krikorian 39.8% 63,251
Total Votes 158,924

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 43 raised a total of $15,189,890. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $460,300 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 43

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $2,920,803 8 $365,100
2014 $1,595,765 2 $797,883
2012 $1,454,233 2 $727,117
2010 $774,391 4 $193,598
2008 $381,498 2 $190,749
2006 $1,248,499 4 $312,125
2004 $1,871,189 2 $935,595
2002 $966,105 3 $322,035
2000 $3,977,407 6 $662,901
Total $15,189,890 33 $460,300