Beth Burkhard Gaines (born September 17, 1959) is an American politician who served as a member of the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...

for the 6th district from 2011 to 2016.

Early life and education

Gaines was born in

Sacramento County, California Sacramento County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the ...

in 1959. She attended the

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and pr ...

Career

In 2011, Gaines' husband,

Ted Gaines Edward Moore Gaines (born April 25, 1958) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the California Board of Equalization for the 1st district. He previously served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st Senate ...

, won a special election to the California State Senate. On May 3, 2011, Gaines won a special election and became a Republican member of

for from the 4th district. Gaines defeated Dennis Campanale with 55.6% of the votes.

Electoral history

Personal life

Gaines' husband is

. They have six children.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaines, Beth 1959 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Living people Republican Party members of the California State Assembly People from El Dorado Hills, California People from Roseville, California Politicians from Sacramento, California Spouses of California politicians University of California, Irvine alumni Women state legislators in California