Lisa A. Bartlett (
née
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Sato) is an American politician and former businesswoman. Bartlett is a county supervisor of
Orange County
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for district 5. Bartlett is the former mayor of
Dana Point, California
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. She is a
Republican
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.
Early life
Bartlett was born in
Culver City
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,
[ ] and moved to
Orange County
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when she was three years old.
She is of
Japanese descent.
Political career
Dana Point City Council
Bartlett's political career started in 2006, when she was elected to the
Dana Point
Dana Point () is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a po ...
city council
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. She was reelected to a second term in 2010 and for two years she was mayor (in 2009 and in 2014).
Orange County Board of Supervisors
In 2014, she ran for the fifth district seat on the
Orange County board of supervisors
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Membership
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. She finished in second place in the June primary but defeated
Laguna Niguel
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city councilman
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Robert Ming in the November runoff. In 2018, she was re-elected, having run unopposed.
She served as chair of the Orange County board of supervisors in 2016 and 2019.
U.S. House campaign
On January 3, 2022, Bartlett announced that she would be a candidate for the
United States House of Representatives
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in
California's 49th congressional district
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, running against incumbent
Democrat
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Mike Levin
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. She finished third in the nonpartisan primary, behind Levin and former
San Juan Capistrano
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San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when St ...
Mayor Brian Maryott, and did not advance to the general election.
References
External links
County supervisor websiteLisa Bartlett at ballotpedia.org
21st-century American women
American politicians of Japanese descent
American women business executives
American women of Japanese descent in politics
California city council members
Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Asian-American city council members
California politicians of Japanese descent
California Republicans
Living people
Orange County Supervisors
Women city councillors in California
Women mayors of places in California
Year of birth missing (living people)
Asian conservatism in the United States
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