Raul Bocanegra

Raul Bocanegra
Member-elect of the California State Assembly from the 39th district
Taking office December 5, 2016
Succeeding	Patty López
In office December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014
Preceded by	Felipe Fuentes
Succeeded by	Patty López
Personal details
Born	July 13, 1971 Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Pacoima, Los Angeles, California
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelors and Masters)
Occupation	Legislative staffer, college professor

Raul Bocanegra is an American politician who has been elected to the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who will represent the 39th Assembly District, encompassing northeastern San Fernando Valley.

Bocanegra was first elected to the Assembly in 2012, but was defeated in his 2014 bid for reelection by political outsider and fellow Democrat Patty Lopez. He reclaimed his old Assembly seat after defeating Lopez in a 2016 rematch. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, he was an urban planner, and Chief of Staff to his predecessor Felipe Fuentes. A native of the San Fernando Valley, he graduated from San Fernando High School.

Elections

2014

California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra (incumbent)	13,069	62.5
	Democratic	Patty Lopez	4,940	23.6
	Democratic	Kevin J. Suscavage	2,876	13.7
	Republican	Michael B. Boyd (write-in)	36	0.2
Total votes			20,921	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Patty Lopez	22,750	50.5
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra (incumbent)	22,284	49.5
Total votes			45,034	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

California's 39th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra	30,119	44.4
	Democratic	Patty López (incumbent)	18,472	27.2
	Democratic	Joel Fajardo	6,831	10.1
	Democratic	Joanne Fernandez	4,538	6.7
	Democratic	Mina Creswell	4,418	6.5
	Democratic	Kevin James Suscavage	3,489	5.1
Total votes			67,867	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Bocanegra
	Democratic	Patty López (incumbent)
Total votes			'	'
	Democratic hold

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