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Anamarie Avila Farias

Democrat, State Assembly

District 15, Concord

Time in office:

Assembly: 2024-present

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News coverage of Anamarie Avila Farias

Bio

Anamarie Avila Farias, 52, is a former vice mayor of Martinez and a Contra Costa County Board of Education trustee who was on the board of directors of the California Housing Finance Agency. She worked in leadership roles at housing and community development agencies in San Francisco, Concord and Oakland. She gained national notoriety – and calls from Republicans to step down from the school board – after she wrote that Americans should boycott the Fourth of July (as she had done since the Trump years) when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. She has a master’s degree in information systems management from the University of San Francisco. She’s married with two children.

Bill Activity

Of 35 bills:

8 Passed

12 Failed

15 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 35 bills: 8 passed, 12 failed, and 15 are currently pending.

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Policy

Bills Authored by Anamarie Avila Farias

AB 1307

Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions

In Progress

Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Business and Professions

AB 917

County offices of education: school districts: average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils: permanent status.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education

In Progress

County offices of education: school districts: average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils: permanent status.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education

AB 2689

Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

In Progress

Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

AB 1627

Public employment: disqualifications.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

In Progress

Public employment: disqualifications.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety

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Committees

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