Mia Bonta for California State Assembly

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Mia Bonta for Assembly

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<h2>A life of service and activism</h2><img src="https://media.designedtorun.com/62a3e540-ca51-41b0-8402-e6e5af79ae31/1673383187876-2020Fam_Pic_Stairs-.jpg" alt="" title="right-50" caption="" alignwidth="40" tiltdirection="right" variant="framed" align="right">Mia Bonta is running for re-election so she can continue representing the East Bay in the State Assembly and working to ensure Californians of all backgrounds get a fair shot. Since her election to the Assembly in August 2021, Mia has pursued a legislative agenda focused on building affordable housing and protecting renters, promoting children’s literacy, stopping gun violence, protecting reproductive justice, and investing in green infrastructure.Prior to serving in the Assembly, Mia spent her career advocating for children and working families. After moving to Alameda more than 20 years ago, Mia worked for and led several nonprofit organizations focused on improving educational outcomes for low-income students. Mia most recently served as the CEO of Oakland Promise, a cradle-to-college and career preparation initiative across Oakland public schools. She has seen firsthand how the systems in our state — from education and the criminal justice system to health care and housing — often fail to provide for those they’re intended to serve.Growing up, Mia moved 13 times in 16 years, and with every move she carried what was most precious to her: a crate of books. Education was the one constant in her life, and Mia was fortunate to attend schools that would foster her love of learning and offer her a caring community of teachers and administrators committed to her success. For Mia, education was life-changing, and was what first inspired Mia to become a public servant.In 2018, Mia was elected to the Alameda Unified School District School Board, and she currently serves as Board President. In addition to her professional work, Mia has served as board member of anti-poverty organization Community Change Action, a PTA member, a member of Alameda Free Library Foundation, and an active community member. Mia also served as a delegate for the district to the California Democratic Party, worked on several campaigns dedicated to electing progressive labor candidates, and served on the AD-18 Advisory Committees for Women, Education, and Early Childhood.Mia lives in Alameda with her husband Rob and three children, the youngest of whom attend Alameda public schools. <img src="https://media.designedtorun.com/62a3e540-ca51-41b0-8402-e6e5af79ae31/1673383240536-protest_photo-.jpg" alt="" caption="" alignwidth="37.5" variant="framed" align="middle">

As the daughter of activists and as a Black Latina, Mia brings a progressive, underrepresented perspective to Sacramento.

IN THE ASSEMBLY

Address homelessness head on by focusing on the root causes of the crisis, expanding mental health services, increasing shelter access and transitional housing. I will work to secure funding for local homelessness programs in the East Bay and push for the wraparound services it takes to lift our unhoused neighbors out of poverty.

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Homelessness

Advance legislation that creates new affordable housing and ensures current homeowners and renters can afford to stay in their homes here in the East Bay. As someone who faced housing insecurity as a child, I understand the urgency of keeping families in their homes and protecting tenants.

Affordable Housing

Hold state leaders accountable for directing the additional public education funding provided by coronavirus relief funds towards addressing the academic, social, and mental health impacts of the pandemic, especially in communities hit hardest by the virus.

Education

Be a voice for working families and communities of color to ensure those most affected by the coronavirus pandemic are fully able to recover and emerge stronger than before. I will support state leaders who propose direct economic stimulus, rent relief, and other strategic measures that put money directly into the pockets of families.

Economic Recovery

Fight for our East Bay small businesses and community institutions so they may secure the relief they need to stay open and make up for losses. I will also support programs that assist workers who have lost their jobs during the pandemic and work to increase new job opportunities in the East Bay.

Small Business

Advance targeted reforms within our criminal justice and law enforcement systems to root out systemic racism and classism that perpetuates cycles of incarceration and poverty. I believe in promoting public safety while also holding law enforcement accountable for negligence, criminal action, and malpractice.

Criminal Justice Reform

Fight for the rights of undocumented immigrants and ensure hardworking immigrants have the resources and protections they need to build a life in California. I support creating pathways to citizenship and granting economic aid to undocumented workers who have worked in essential jobs throughout the pandemic.

Immigration

Push for affordable, accessible healthcare for all Californians regardless of medical history or ability to pay. I believe healthcare is a human right and working families should not have to choose between paying medical bills or paying rent.

Healthcare

Protect a woman’s right to choose and support legislation advancing affordable and accessible family planning resources and maternal health services. I will also work to advance legislation on other women’s issues including guaranteed paid family leave, affordable childcare, and protections from pregnancy discrimination.

Reproductive Justice

Fight for justice by standing up to AAPI hate, elevating Black voices and protecting black and brown lives, protecting our LGBTQ+ community, and advocating for immigrants. Social justice is the lens through which I view all issues, and I commit to using my platform to stand up for communities that have long been marginalized and underrepresented in our state leadership.

Social Justice

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<h2>Get in touch!</h2>
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“I’m proud to work on behalf of East Bay children and working families to push open California’s door of opportunity for communities that have for too long been locked out. The pandemic has further exacerbated systemic inequalities, while exposing once again the precariousness of so many people’s livelihoods. I wake up every day ready to fight for our East Bay communities and ensure Californians of all backgrounds get a fair shot.”

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Latest Campaign Updates

FOX40 News Reports: Assemblymember Mia Bonta is "confident her bill will make a difference for survivors of sex trafficking."

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California Democratic lawmaker plans to propose new human trafficking law

Listen: Assemblymember Mia Bonta joins Kim Alexander and Guy Marzorati to discuss a bill that would change some of the language you see on the referendum portion of your 2024 ballot.

KQED: How Would You Change California’s Referendum Process?

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) joined workers demanding a better contract as they marched around Kaiser's Oakland Medical Center. Other elected officials, including Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Assemblymember Mia Bonta, also showed their support.&nbsp;“It’s a very simple equation. In order to have strong patient care, you need to be able to have workers that are able to feel secure in their jobs and to make sure they are receiving a $25 an hour wage, a living wage,” said Bonta.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Thousands of health care workers call on Kaiser to increase wages, staffing

AB 1186, introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, includes alternatives to youth paying the restitution themselves, such as participating in an educational or employment program. The average restitution amount, according to Wallace, is about $1,500 but they have worked with youth who’ve owed as low as $400 and as high as $60,000.

New bill would shift restitution from juveniles to&nbsp;State

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1525">AB 1525: The Accelerating Communities through Transportation Act</a> intended to do just that. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://greenlining.org/">The Greenlining Institute,</a> a racial equity advocacy nonprofit, partnered with Assembly member Mia Bonta on the bill. This legislation would have required that at least 60 percent of transportation dollars go to projects benefiting disadvantaged populations, in a way that would shift dollars away from harmful highway projects and towards walking, biking, and transit projects that would meet communities’ nee

From Highways To Healthy Communities, Transforming How California Invests In Transportation

State Assemblymember Mia Bonta, the bill’s author, told SFGATE during a phone interview that she felt such measures are necessary given the rising rate of political violence across the United States. “We’ve somehow exchanged political discourse for political hate, and oftentimes people who are public servants and public figures are at the wrong end of that kind of vitriol,” she said.

How attack on Pelosi, violent threats to Bay Area lawmakers inspired an unusual bill

“I remember opening the fridge and seeing only celery and peanut butter and my mother telling me we were on a ‘special diet’. I did not realize at the time we were food insecure,” said Assemblymember <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://calmatters.org/legislator-tracker/mia-bonta-1972/">Mia Bonta</a>, an Oakland Democrat who proposed this bill. “Too many Californians, particularly Californians of color, are living with largely preventable chronic conditions.”&nbsp;

In California, a prescription could pay for your fresh fruits and veggies

KTVU Fox 2 San Francisco Reports: Assemblymember Mia Bonta's recruiting of local student interns — a "great opportunity for college students or recent graduates interested in politics."

Assemblymember Mia Bonta Seeking Student Interns

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB793__;!!Ivohdkk!j8r73d9gTeMt_bc7Fj7DnMlYHCcEHuAkj9yWni-0vMqGzjhBglHl0uAUkfMamlD2ybJIF6Y1Hohi_6Ihstbg%24">AB793</a> by Assembly Member <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/a18.asmdc.org/__;!!Ivohdkk!j8r73d9gTeMt_bc7Fj7DnMlYHCcEHuAkj9yWni-0vMqGzjhBglHl0uAUkfMamlD2ybJIF6Y1Hohi__pLdQAu%24">Mia Bonta</a>, D-Oakland, enhances that protection by making sure so-called “reverse warrants,” “geofence warrants” or “keyword warrants” can’t be used against those legally exercising bodily autonomy under California law.&nbsp;

How California can protect anyone seeking an abortion or gender-affirming care

California Assemblymember Mia Bonta named Alameda Family Services (AFS) the 2023 California Nonprofit of the Year for her assembly district. Bonta and her assembly staff congratulated AFS officials and gave them their award at a ceremony in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 7.

Alameda Family Services Named 2023 Non-Profit of the Year by Assemblymember Mia Bonta

She said her primary goals are to uplift collective community challenges and the state’s most vulnerable through legislation that supports gun violence prevention, digital equity, reproductive rights, criminal justice reform, cradle-to-career approaches to supporting youth, and affordable housing.

Mia Bonta Announces Ambitious Legislative Agenda

The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.diversityinleadership.org/delpi">DELPI Coalition</a>, a wide-ranging network of education organizations, joined Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) in Sacramento on May 1 to advocate for the Diverse Education Leaders Pipeline Initiative (DELPI), a new investment in the credentialing, placement, and retention of 300 diverse and culturally responsive TK-12 school administrators.

Bradford, Bonta and Education Advocates Champion Funding for Diverse School Leaders

Each of the five Black women serving in the California Legislative Black Caucus talk about the importance of diversity and seeing others who “look like them” in the political space.That has added meaning for Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), featured in the fourth installment of our “A Powerful Sisterhood” series highlighting the contributions of past and present Black women lawmakers in California.

Leader ‘Identifies’ Opportunities For Collaboration

The letter urges lawmakers to restore prior commitments to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) and to extend pandemic relief, such as waiver of financial penalties and flexibility in state funds, through 2025.&nbsp;

Bay Area Lawmakers Push State To Shore Up Cash-Strapped Transit Agencies

Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) on December 6 introduced <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB37">Assembly Bill 37</a>, which would expand on current law by allowing candidates and elected officials to use campaign funds for the protection of themselves, their families, or their staff, according to a news release from Bonta's office. "This protection includes security systems and security personnel. AB 37 will mirror what is currently allowed on the federal level."

LGBTQ Agenda: CA lawmakers introduce bill to help with security issues

Now, thanks to a state budget request championed by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, the state of California is committing $5 million to TRiO to support more than 100 teachers over nine years, who will impact more than 40,000 students.

$5 Million in State Funding, New Housing Website, Helps Oakland Double Down on Housing Teachers

“It is unimaginable and unacceptable that years after we legalized cannabis, Californians are still waiting to get their records cleared,” the bill’s author, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), said in a statement. “We have a moral obligation to get this right.”

After Times investigation, law passed to force California to clear pot convictions faster

Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblywoman Mia Bonta were in the Bay Area Wednesday to promote a new branch in the state Department of Justice to stop gun violence. At the press conference, both addressed the issue of crime in Oakland.

CA leaders say they're ready to help solve Oakland's crime wave

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, revealed at a news conference Tuesday that she had an abortion at age 21, as she was finishing her degree at Yale University and starting her first job.
The Assembly Democratic Caucus held the briefing to highlight how restricting access to abortion disproportionately impacts people of color…

‘He held my hand.’ Bontas share abortion story, push for California reproductive rights

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.

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

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.

Election of Mia Bonta boosts female California lawmakers to all-time high

Bonta’s father was a socialist, her mother a Democrat, and they met as members of the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican empowerment group Bonta likened to the Black Panthers.
“They wanted to give me a strong name,” Bonta told me, “so I was literally named after a revolutionary.”

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