Susan Bonilla

American politician from California

Susan Bonilla


Member of the California State Assembly from the 14th district 11th district (2010–2012)
In office December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2016
Preceded by	Tom Torlakson
Succeeded by	Tim Grayson
Member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors from the 4th District
In office January 9, 2007 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by	Mark DeSaulnier
Succeeded by	Karen Mitchoff

Personal details
Born	Susan A. Woodward (1960-06-22) June 22, 1960 (age 63) Taiwan
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	John Bonilla
Residence(s)	Concord, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Azusa Pacific University
Profession	Teacher

Susan A. Bonilla (née Woodward; born June 22, 1960)^[1] is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 14th district, encompassing parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties. She is a Democrat. Prior to being elected to the state Assembly, she was a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and was mayor of Concord before that.

Due partly to term limits, Bonilla had originally planned to run for Mark DeSaulnier's State Senate seat in 2016,^{[citation needed]} however in November 2014 DeSaulnier resigned to take office in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bonilla ran in a 2015 special election to fill DeSaulnier's seat in California's 7th State Senate district, but lost to Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer in an upset.^[2]

In 2017, Bonilla became the California State Director of the Council for a Strong America.^[3]

2014 California State Assembly

California's 14th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla (incumbent)	44,644	99.1
	Republican	Joy D. Delepine (write-in)	366	0.8
	No party preference	John Henry Kimack (write-in)	24	0.1
Total votes			45,034	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Bonilla (incumbent)	69,325	68.9
	Republican	Joy D. Delepine	31,298	31.1
Total votes			100,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ Massimino, Micaela (June 22, 2011). "AM Alert: No paychecks, but fundraisers galore". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
^ "State Senate District 7 - Special Election". California Secretary of State.
^ "Susan Bonilla". strongnation.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.