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Laurie Davies

Republican, State Assembly
District 74, Oceanside
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2020-present

Bio

Laurie Davies, 62, is a longtime event planner and restaurant manager who was elected to the Niguel City Council in 2012 and appointed mayor in 2015. She has a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Long Beach and is the owner of a wedding and event planning company. She authored legislation that removed fentanyl testing equipment from the list of items that were considered drug paraphernalia and another that requires barbershops and cosmetologists to display sex trafficking warning notice posters.  She lives in Laguna Niguel with her husband, Neil.

Ideology

Left

Moderate

Right

Bill Activity

0

Of 3 bills:
 Passed
 Failed
3 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 3 bills: None passed, None failed, and 3 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

$41.6K

Candidate Contributions

$1.2K

Communications & Electronics

$22.5K

Construction

$42.0K

Energy & Natural Resources

$66.5K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$120.5K

General Business

$100.0K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$54.3K

Health

$104.0K

Ideology/Single Issue

$16.5K

Labor

$69.3K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$8.3K

Party

$10.0K

Transportation

$39.0K

Uncoded

$318.1K

Unitemized Contributions

$771.0

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total
$1.0M

34.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity to help a candidate win office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total
$32.8K

Grand Total for Elections

$1.0M

39.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money to help this legislator win office including direct donations to the candidate, money from Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
John Wayne Airport$600Dec 31, 2021Parking
Women in California Leadership$172.89Jun 22, 2021WIL Dinner at Paragary's
Jessica Patterson for Chair$134Apr 2, 2021vest
Women in California Leadership$128Dec 7, 2021Gift Bag
Adam Gray for Assembly 2022$91.5Feb 2, 2021Basket of local products
Orange County Medical Association$75Jul 9, 2021Installation Dinner
Dana Point State of the City$55Sep 29, 2021Ticket for Dana Point State of the State
Newport Harbor Republican Woman$54Jul 22, 2021Admission to Event
California Tribal Business Alliance$53.22Jul 14, 2021Food, beverages and entertainment

Personal Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#21/120

This legislator is ranked 21st highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

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Aug 30, 2024

AB 2308

Domestic violence: protective orders.

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Aug 29, 2024

AB 3069

Tied-house restrictions: advertising exceptions: City of Oceanside.

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Aug 28, 2024

AB 3069

Tied-house restrictions: advertising exceptions: City of Oceanside.

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Aug 13, 2024

AJR 18

Spent nuclear fuel: storage.

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Aug 8, 2024

AB 1966

Human trafficking: notice: primary ticket sellers.

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Aug 5, 2024

AJR 18

Spent nuclear fuel: storage.

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Jul 1, 2024

AJR 18

Spent nuclear fuel: storage.

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Jun 27, 2024

AB 375

Food delivery platforms: disclosure of delivery drivers’ identity.

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Jun 25, 2024

AB 2308

Domestic violence: protective orders.

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Jun 18, 2024

AB 2518

Firearms: prohibited persons.

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Jun 12, 2024

AB 2081

Substance abuse: recovery and treatment programs.

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Jun 11, 2024

AB 3069

Tied-house restrictions: advertising exceptions: City of Oceanside.

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District

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District 74 is a Toss Up District
Both candidates have an equal likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election:

Chris Duncan
49.2%
Laurie Davies
50.8%
WON

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age