No Recommendation
Based on our analysis, there is no progressive candidate to recommend for your vote in this race.
About the Position
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a four-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the State Senate and Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a two-thirds supermajority of 61 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 17 seats. One seat is held by an Independent, and one seat is currently vacant.
About the District
California's 48th Assembly District includes parts of Los Angeles County. Democrats typically hold this district. The most recent election results show AD-48 voted for Clinton for president in 2016 and Newsom for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Democratic incumbent Blanca Rubio is running unopposed for this seat. She has taken no pledges to turn down funding from the fossil fuel industry, law enforcement, or large corporate PACs. Her top donors are energy companies and law enforcement, including Chevron, Phillips 66, PG&E, the California Independent Petroleum Association, the Peace Officers Research Association of California, and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.
About the Candidate
Rep. Blanca Rubio scores a lifetime 56 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Rep. Rubio abstained from voting on most bills during the 2019–2020 session and actively voted no on rent control, requiring just cause for evictions, sponsoring public banking, analyzing the economic impact of charter schools on local communities, and repealing sentence enhancements for repeat offenders.
Based on her voting record and financial ties, Rep. Blanca Rubio is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
No Progressive Candidate - AD48
Based on our analysis, there is no progressive candidate to recommend for your vote in this race.
About the Position
The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a four-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the State Senate and Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a two-thirds supermajority of 61 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 17 seats. One seat is held by an Independent, and one seat is currently vacant.
About the District
California's 48th Assembly District includes parts of Los Angeles County. Democrats typically hold this district. The most recent election results show AD-48 voted for Clinton for president in 2016 and Newsom for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Democratic incumbent Blanca Rubio is running unopposed for this seat. She has taken no pledges to turn down funding from the fossil fuel industry, law enforcement, or large corporate PACs. Her top donors are energy companies and law enforcement, including Chevron, Phillips 66, PG&E, the California Independent Petroleum Association, the Peace Officers Research Association of California, and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.
About the Candidate
Rep. Blanca Rubio scores a lifetime 56 out of 100 on Courage Score, our annual analysis of legislators’ progressive voting records. Based on our Courage Score analysis, Rep. Rubio abstained from voting on most bills during the 2019–2020 session and actively voted no on rent control, requiring just cause for evictions, sponsoring public banking, analyzing the economic impact of charter schools on local communities, and repealing sentence enhancements for repeat offenders.
Based on her voting record and financial ties, Rep. Blanca Rubio is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
Two candidates in this district offer the chance to make LACC more reflective of its highly diverse student population, Dr. Nichet James-Gray and Nichelle M. Henderson.
About the Position
Members of the Los Angeles Community College District Board are elected at large for terms of four years. Elections are held every two years, with three members being chosen at one election and four members at the other.
About the District
The Los Angeles Community College District is located in Los Angeles County and includes nine colleges, serving a population of roughly 240,000 Californians.