Steven Bradford

Steven Bradford DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 35

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Steven BradfordDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 35
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CAResidence (state)

Steven Craig Bradford (born January 12, 1960) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 35th district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles County. Prior to his election to the state senate, he was an assemblymember for the 62nd district of the California State Assembly. Bradford was elected to represent the 51st district in a special election held on September 1, 2009, after Curren Price resigned his seat to take a seat in the California State Senate. He was re-elected in 2010 and, with 72% of the vote, was elected once more to represent the brand new 62nd District, comprising the communities of Del Aire, Del Rey, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Marina del Rey, West Athens, Westchester, Westmont and Venice Beach. Before his election to the Assembly, Bradford served on the Gardena City Council.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
San Diego State University
Attended
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Bachelors Political Science
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Senator
California State Senate
2016 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2009 - 2014
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Gardena
2009
Member
Gardena City Council
1997 - 2009
Marketing Representative
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
1983 - 1990
Public Affairs Executive
Southern California Edison
Other Experience1 - 21 of 21
Member
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
1990 - 1994
Chair
Gardena Black History Month Celebration Committee
Chair
Gardena Jazz Festival Committee
Member
Independent Cities Association
Member
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Member
Southern California Association of Governments
Member
League of California Cities
Member
California Contract Cities Association
President
Hollypark Homeowners Association
Chair
Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce
2009 - 2014
Chair
Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in California
2013 - 2014
Former Chair
Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Women and Inequality-Strategies to Promote Opportunity Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Ports and Goods Movement Committee, California State Senate
Former Member
Housing and Community Development Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Women, Work and Families, California State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Gas and Electric Infrastructure Safety, California State Senate
Member
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
Member
South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority
Member
California Cities for Self-Reliance Joint Powers Authority
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