Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Catherine Blakespear
Senate Democrat
District 38, Encinitas
Time in office
Senate: 2022—Present
Background
Mayor of Encinitas
Campaign contributions
Senator Catherine Blakespear has taken at least $2.7 million from the Party sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents 86% of her total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 7340, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4038
District office(s)
169 Saxony Rd., Suite 209, Encinitas, CA 92024; (760) 642-0809
24031 El Toro Rd., Suite 201A, Laguna Hills, CA 92653; (949) 598-5850
Biographical information
Birth Place
California
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Cardiff, Encinitas, CA
Gender
Female
Born
February 29, 1976
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
This legislator was not in the Legislature last session, so we don’t have enough data on how they vote yet. Check back next year!
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Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Catherine Blakespear has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $2,710,100 $2.7 M | 86% | |
| $27,600 $27k | <1% | |
| $23,400 $23k | <1% | |
| $19,180 $19k | <1% | |
| $17,949 $17k | <1% | |
| $14,850 $14k | <1% | |
| $11,662 $11k | <1% | |
| $9,450 $9k | <1% | |
| $8,900 $8k | <1% | |
| $7,950 $7k | <1% | |
| $5,100 $5k | <1% | |
| $2,800 $2k | <1% | |
| $2,530 $2k | <1% | |
| $2,050 $2k | <1% | |
| $500 $500 | <1% | |
| Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified. | ||
Committees this legislator serves on
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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 38 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2026
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
|
D
|
Catherine Blakespear
Democratic
|
52.2% | |
|
R
|
Matt Gunderson
Republican
|
47.8% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
California lawmaker opens legal fund over Facebook feud
By Alexei Koseff, May 25, 2023
Five hours in the California fentanyl crisis
By Lynn La, May 25, 2023
Legislative Survivor: Which big California bills were shelved in ‘suspense file?’
By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal, May 18, 2023
Other legislators
Here are any other legislators from Senate District 38 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.
Brian Jones (currently in office)
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