Monique_Limón
Monique Limón
American politician from California
Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate. She is a Democrat representing the 19th Senate District, encompassing all of Santa Barbara County, as well as over half of Ventura County.
Monique Limón | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Senate from the 19th district | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hannah-Beth Jackson |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 37th district | |
| In office December 5, 2016 – November 30, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Das Williams |
| Succeeded by | Steve Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-10-30) October 30, 1979 (age 44) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michael Medel |
| Residence | Santa Barbara, California |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Profession | University administrator |
| Website | senate.ca.gov/limon |
Limón was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Arts from Columbia University.[1][2]
She served six years on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education. Additionally, she served in the capacity of Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara prior to serving in the Assembly.[3]
She is a former member of the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women.
Limon ran as the 2020 Democratic nominee for the California State Senate's 19th district to succeed Hannah-Beth Jackson, who is ineligible to run due to term limits.[4]
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Monique Limón | 152,745 | 61.1 | |
| Republican | Gary Michaels | 82,466 | 33.0 | |
| No party preference | Anastasia Stone | 14,734 | 5.9 | |
| Total votes | 249,945 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Monique Limón | 272,442 | 64.5 | |
| Republican | Gary Michaels | 150,089 | 35.5 | |
| Total votes | 422,531 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Monique Limón (incumbent) | 69,382 | 84.3 | |
| Democratic | David L. Norrdin | 7,487 | 9.1 | |
| Democratic | Sofia Collin | 5,409 | 6.6 | |
| Total votes | 82,278 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Monique Limón (incumbent) | 129,535 | 80.4 | |
| Democratic | David L. Norrdin | 31,522 | 19.6 | |
| Total votes | 161,057 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Monique Limón | 83,862 | 65.9 | |
| No party preference | Edward Fuller | 43,420 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 127,282 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Monique Limón | 128,344 | 64.1 | |
| No party preference | Edward Fuller | 71,944 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 200,288 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
- "S. Monique Limón". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- Ikem, Nkechi. "Six Questions with Monique Limón, Candidate for 37th District Assemblymember | The Bottom Line". Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- "Limón takes lead in 19th Senate District race". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.