Tasha Boerner | |
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| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rocky Chávez |
| Constituency | 76th district (2018–2022) 77th district (2022–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tasha Nicolle Boerner (1973-02-01)February 1, 1973 (age 53) Encinitas, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Encinitas, California, U.S. |
Tasha Nicolle Boerner (formerlyBoerner Horvath; born February 1, 1973) is an American politician serving since 2018 as a member of theCalifornia State Assembly. ADemocrat, she represents the77th Assembly district, which encompasses coastal parts ofnorthernSan Diego County and the city ofSan Diego, includingCarlsbad,Encinitas,Solana Beach,Del Mar, and the coastal communities ofLa Jolla south to Downtown andCoronado. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she served on theEncinitasCity Council.
Boerner was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating fellow Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a freelance journalist, not related to theformer Presidential candidate of the same name.[1] In 2020, she won a second term over formerSecret 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.[2]
Boerner earned anM.A. inInternational Studies fromClaremont Graduate University Institute of Politics and Policy.[3] Part of her graduate work was done atHumboldt University of Berlin. She received her B.A. in Political Science in 1995 from theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[4]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Kranz | 14,511 | 22.6 | |
| Tasha Boerner | 14,051 | 21.9 | |
| Mark Muir | 13,553 | 21.1 | |
| Phil Graham | 11,088 | 17.3 | |
| Tony Brandenburg | 10,945 | 17.0 | |
| Total votes | 64,148 | 100.0 | |
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 28,755 | 26.2 | |
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner | 27,566 | 25.1 | |
| Republican | Philip "Phil" Graham | 23,155 | 21.1 | |
| Republican | Maureen "Mo" Muir | 9,642 | 8.8 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Krouse | 8,675 | 7.9 | |
| Republican | Amanda Rigby | 5,919 | 5.4 | |
| Republican | Jerome Stocks | 5,119 | 4.7 | |
| Republican | Brian Wimmer | 840 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 109,671 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner | 79,769 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 66,427 | 45.4 | |
| Total votes | 146,196 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 77,792 | 57.5 | |
| Republican | Melanie Burkholder | 57,391 | 42.5 | |
| Total votes | 135,183 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 132,668 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | Melanie Burkholder | 105,855 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 238,523 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 78,673 | 60.9 | |
| Republican | Dan Downey | 50,530 | 39.1 | |
| Total votes | 129,203 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 121,447 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | Dan Downey | 79,637 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 201,084 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 72,606 | 56.9 | |
| Republican | James Browne | 49,017 | 38.4 | |
| Democratic | Henny Kupferstein | 5,977 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 127,600 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tasha Boerner (incumbent) | 154,202 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | James Browne | 100,954 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 255,156 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
