Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Mike Gipson
Assembly Democrat
District 65, Gardena
Time in office
Assembly: 2014—Present
Background
Councilmember / Youth Pastor
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember Mike Gipson has taken at least $1.7 million from the Labor sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 28% of his total campaign contributions.
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Capitol office
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 8110
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0065; (916) 319-2065
District office(s)
879 West 190th Street, Suite 920, Gardena, CA 90248; (310) 324-6408
205 South Willowbrook Avenue, Compton, CA 90220; (310) 605-5557
Biographical information
Birth Place
Watts, CA
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
Residence
Carson, CA
Gender
Male
Born
June 25, 1966
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
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 Mike Gipson has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $1,676,200 $1.7 M | 28% | |
| $686,479 $686k | 11% | |
| $677,768 $677k | 11% | |
| $498,926 $498k | 8% | |
| $412,276 $412k | 7% | |
| $208,680 $208k | 3% | |
| $191,302 $191k | 3% | |
| $176,650 $176k | 3% | |
| $171,986 $171k | 3% | |
| $157,800 $157k | 3% | |
| $133,237 $133k | 2% | |
| $83,500 $83k | 1% | |
| $44,926 $44k | <1% | |
| $36,820 $36k | <1% | |
| $4,500 $4k | <1% | |
| $3,623 $3k | <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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Assembly District 65 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
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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
|
Mike Gipson (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
61.7% | |
|
D
|
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair
Democratic
|
38.3% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Community groups renew push for health equity and racial justice fund
By Jesse Bedayn, February 9, 2022
Is California's death penalty on its way out?
By Emily Hoeven, February 9, 2022
Oil transition puts California Democrats in a bind
By Emily Hoeven, January 26, 2022
Other legislators
Here are any other legislators from Assembly District 65 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.
Sharon Quirk-Silva (currently in office)