Assemblymember Mia Bonta Announces 2022 Re-election Campaign

Today Assemblymember Mia Bonta announced she is running for re-election in California’s 18th Assembly district. After winning the AD18 seat in the August 2021 special election, Assemblymember Bonta hit the ground running in the state legislature by coauthoring notable legislation such as AB 1400 to establish guaranteed health care for all, and AB 257 to provide justice for thousands of fast food workers across the state. She was also named Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore by Speaker Anthony Rendon. 

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OP-ED: Assemblymember Mia Bonta Says No to Closing Schools, No to Cutting School Resources

I am proud to represent the children, the educators, the parents, the people of Oakland in this moment. I am here today to stand in solidarity with Oakland’s children, our school district, our Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell, our school board — because right now they need us more than ever.

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Election of Mia Bonta to East Bay’s 18th Assembly District boosts female California lawmakers to all-time high

Women now make up nearly a third of the California Legislature — an all-time record, according to an advocacy group that recruits female candidates.

The milestone comes with Tuesday’s swearing-in of Assemblywoman Mia Bonta after a special election last week in the San Francisco Bay Area’s 18th Assembly District.

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