Gregg Hart (born August 24, 1959) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 37th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on December 5, 2022.[2]

Gregg Hart
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 37th district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byNone (redistricting)[1]
Personal details
Born (1959-08-24) August 24, 1959 (age 65)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

Early life and education

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Hart graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara.[3]

Career

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Hart previously worked as the Santa Barbara County Supervisor representing the 2nd Supervisorial District and before that was a member of the Santa Barbara City Council.[3]

He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2022 after defeating Republican former Santa Barbara County Supervisor Mike Stoker.[1]

Hart is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[4]

Election history

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2022 California State Assembly election

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2022 California's 37th State Assembly district election[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregg Hart 54,923 56.1
Republican Mike Stoker 39,815 40.6
Democratic Bruce Wallach 3,241 3.3
Total votes 97,979 100%
General election
Democratic Gregg Hart 84,345 58.0
Republican Mike Stoker 60,959 42.0
Total votes 145,304 100%
Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ a b Hodgson, Mike (2022-11-09). "Gregg Hart wins 37th Assembly District race, based on unofficial results". Santa Ynez Valley News. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ Welsh, Nick (2022-11-30). "Santa Barbara Supes Bid Goodbye to Gregg Hart". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. ^ a b Kitayama, Grace (2023-02-19). "Assemblyman Gregg Hart Reflects on His First 100 Days in Office | Local News". Noozhawk. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ "Legislative Progressive Caucus". assembly.ca.gov. California State Assembly. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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