Tasha Nicolle Boerner (formerly Boerner Horvath; born February 1, 1973) is an American politician who is serving in the
California State Assembly
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Democrat
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, she represents the
77th Assembly District, which encompasses coastal parts of
northern
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San Diego County and the city of
San Diego, including
Carlsbad
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,
Encinitas,
Solana Beach,
Del Mar, and the coastal communities of
La Jolla south to Downtown and
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. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the
Encinitas City Council.
Boerner was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating fellow Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a freelance journalist, not related to the
former Presidential candidate of the same name. In 2020, she won a second term over former
Secret Service Agent
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Melanie Burkholder. In 2022, Boerner announced her intention to seek election to a third term, this time for the 77th district following redistricting. In 2022, she was opposed in the general election by Republican entrepreneur and investment advisor Dan Downey.
Biography
Boerner earned an
M.A. in
International Studies from
Claremont Graduate University
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Institute of Politics and Policy. Part of Tasha's graduate work was done at
Humboldt University of Berlin. She received her B.A. in Political Science in 1995 from the
University of California, Berkeley.
2018 California State Assembly election
2020 California State Assembly election
References
External links
Join California Tasha Boerner Horvath*
Campaign website
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Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
Claremont Graduate University alumni
UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni
1973 births
Living people
People from Encinitas, California
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Women state legislators in California
Women city councillors in California