Beth Gaines

Beth Burkhard Gaines[1] (born September 17, 1959)[2] is an American politician from California. Gaines was a Republican member of California State Assembly from District 6.

Beth Gaines
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 6th district
4th district (2011–2012)
In office
May 12, 2011  November 30, 2016
Preceded byTed Gaines
Succeeded byKevin Kiley
Personal details
Born
Beth Arlene Burkhard

(1959-09-17) September 17, 1959
Sacramento, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ted Gaines
Children6
ResidenceEl Dorado Hills, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Irvine
OccupationBusinesswoman, politician

Life

Gaines was born in Sacramento County, California on September 17, 1959, and attended the University of California, Irvine.[3]

In 2011, Ted Gaines had won a special election to the California State Senate. On May 3, 2011, Gaines won a special election and became a Republican member of California State Assembly for District 4. Gaines defeated Dennis Campanale with 55.6% of the votes.[4][3]

Electoral history

Beth Gaines electoral history
2014 California's 6th State Assembly district primary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 55,167 64.34%
Democratic Brian Caples 30,575 35.66%
Total votes '85,742' '100.00%'
2014 California's 6th State Assembly district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Beth Gaines (incumbent) 94,020 65.72%
Democratic Brian Caples 49,044 34.28%
Total votes '143,064' '100.00%'

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2015-01-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "La Sierra graduates 372 seniors". Fair Oaks-Carmichael Citizen. June 8, 1977. p. 2.
  3. "Beth Gaines's 'Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. "November 3, 2011 Special Election". joincalifornia.com. November 3, 2011.
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