Cheryl Brown

Cheryl Brown
Member of the California State Assembly from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2012
Preceded by	Wilmer Carter (redistricted)
Succeeded by	Eloise Reyes
Personal details
Born	February 11, 1944
Nationality	United States
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Rialto, California
Alma mater	Cal State, San Bernardino

Cheryl Brown (born February 11, 1944) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 47th Assembly District, encompassing parts of the Inland Empire.

In 2016, Brown was defeated in her bid for reelection to a third term by fellow Democrat Eloise Reyes.^[1] Prior to being elected to the Assembly, she was a newspaper publisher.

2014 California State Assembly

California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	12,643	68.3
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	5,854	31.6
	Republican	Kelly J. Chastain (write-in)	32	0.2
Total votes			18,529	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	23,632	56.9
	Democratic	Gil Navarro	17,875	43.1
Total votes			41,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 California State Assembly candidacy

California's 47th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)	25,165	44.1
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	20,342	35.6
	Republican	Aissa Chanel Sanchez	11,613	20.3
Total votes			57,120	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Cheryl Brown (incumbent)
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes
Total votes			'	'
	Democratic hold

References

1. Mai-Duc, Christine (November 9, 2016). "Eloise Reyes ousts fellow Democrat Cheryl Brown from state Assembly seat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Campaign website