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Tasha Boerner HorvathDEMDemocrat American politician
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CAResidence (state)

Tasha Nicolle Boerner (formerly Boerner Horvath; born February 1, 1973) is an American politician who is serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 77th Assembly District, which encompasses coastal parts of northern San Diego County and the city of San Diego, including Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and the coastal communities of La Jolla south to Downtown and Coronado. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the Encinitas City Council. Boerner was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating fellow Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a freelance journalist, not related to the former Presidential candidate of the same name. In 2020, she won a second term over former Secret Service Agent Melanie Burkholder. In 2022, Boerner announced her intention to seek election to a third term, this time for the 77th district following redistricting. In 2022, she was opposed in the general election by Republican entrepreneur and investment advisor Dan Downey.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Claremont Graduate University
ABD Comparative Politics/International Relations
1998 - 2003
Claremont Graduate University
MA International Relations
1995 - 1998
University of California, Berkeley
BA Political Science
1991 - 1995
Past Positions1 - 14 of 14
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2022 - Current
Assembly Member
California State General Assembly
2018 - 2022
Assistant Majority Whip
California State Assembly
2019 - 2022
Member
City Council of Encinitas
2016 - 2018
Owner
Maya and Me Handmade
2015 - Current
Senior Communications Manager
INTO University Partnerships
2013 - 2014
Senior Communications Manager
Human Resources Europe/Technology, Deutsche Telekom
2010 - 2012
Senior Communication Manager of Corporate Communications
T-Mobile International
2006 - 2008
Manager
2B Designs Communication
2000 - 2006
Adjunct Professor
California Baptist University
1999 - 2001
Webmaster
Center for Politics and Policy, Claremont Graduate University
1997 - 1999
Conference Coordinator
Technology/Communications, International Studies Association West
1998
Program Coordinator
Pitzer College
1998
Homestay Coordinator
Pitzer College
1997
Other Experience1 - 10 of 10
Member
Community and Economic Development Policy Committee
Current
Member
San Diego Association of Government's Border Committee
Current
Member
League of California Cities Housing
Current
Planning Commissioner
City of Encinitas
2015 - 2016
Former Vice President of Programs
Parent Teacher Association, Paul Ecke Central
Volunteer
Paul Ecke Central Parent-Teacher Association Board
Former Member
Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Women in the Workplace, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on International and Regional Agreements, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, California State Assembly