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Monique Limón | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of theCalifornia State Senate | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hannah-Beth Jackson |
| Constituency | 19th district (2020–2024) 21st district (2024–present) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the37th 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 45) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michael Medel |
| Residence(s) | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley(BA) Columbia University(MA) |
| Profession | University administrator |
| Website | senate |
Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of theCalifornia State Senate. She is a member of theDemocratic Party representing the21st Senate District, which encompasses all ofSanta Barbara County and over half ofVentura County.
Limón was born and raised inSanta Barbara, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree fromUniversity of California, Berkeley and a Master of Arts fromColumbia University.[1][2]
She served six years on theSanta Barbara Unified School District Board of Education. Additionally, she served in the capacity of Assistant Director for theMcNair Scholars Program at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara prior to serving in the Assembly.[3]
She is a former member of the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women.[citation needed]
Limon ran as the 2020 Democratic nominee for theCalifornia State Senate's19th district to succeedHannah-Beth Jackson, who was ineligible to run due to term limits.[4]
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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