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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

11 Failed

16 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 35 bills: 8 passed, 11 failed, and 16 are currently pending.

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Policy

Bills Authored by Anamarie Avila Farias

AB 2480

Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

In Progress

Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

AB 2230

Immigration enforcement: child daycare facilities.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services

In Progress

Immigration enforcement: child daycare facilities.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Human Services

AB 1436

State Air Resources Board: air pollution regulations: private fleets: exception.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy

In Progress

State Air Resources Board: air pollution regulations: private fleets: exception.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy

ACR 166

State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.

Committee: Assembly Floor

Passed

State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.Committee: Assembly Floor

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Committees

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