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Tasha Boerner

Democrat, State Assembly
District 77, Solana Beach
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2018-present

News coverage of Tasha Boerner

Bio

Tasha Boerner, 52, is a former Encinitas City Council member and communications professional. First elected in 2018, Boerner has twice introduced legislation that would allow cyclists to merely yield at stop signs. Gov. Newsom vetoed her first bill, and Boerner pulled the bill in 2023 after Newsom indicated he’d veto it again. She authored legislation that prevents ambulance companies from charging patients out-of-network fees if they’re taken to a hospital not in their insurance network. She has a political science degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University. She has two children.

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

$1.8K

Communications & Electronics

$62.0K

Construction

$1.5K

Energy & Natural Resources

$15.7K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$38.5K

General Business

$34.7K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$34.3K

Health

$83.3K

Ideology/Single Issue

$10.5K

Labor

$145.1K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$13.7K

Party

$150.0

Transportation

$19.5K

Uncoded

$194.8K

Unitemized Contributions

$165.6K

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
$821.1K

73.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

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

Total
$96.7K

7.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$917.9K

63.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by 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
La Jolla Playhouse$300Sep 26, 2021Performance tickets
Women in California Leadership$172.89Jun 22, 2021meal
Jacobson & Zilber Strategies$94.99Dec 16, 2021Bottle of wine
San Diego Police Officers Association Board of Directors$75Dec 11, 2021meal
California Chamber of Commerce$66May 18, 2021meal
California Democratic Party$60.99Sep 3, 2021meal
Blue Star Families$57Feb 12, 2021gift package
California Democratic Party$56.93May 11, 2021meal
California Tribal Business Alliance$53.22Jul 14, 2021Back to Session Bash
Exagen, Inc.$35Oct 12, 2021sweathshirt
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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
#30/120

This legislator is ranked 30th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Tasha Boerner

AB 87
Housing development: density bonuses.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development

Passed
Housing development: density bonuses.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and Community Development
AB 1017
Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy

Passed
Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy
AB 1286
Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Elections

Passed
Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Elections
AB 86
Instructional materials: health education.

Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education

Failed
Instructional materials: health education.Committee: Assembly Standing Committee on Education
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Hearings

Featured Comments

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

Preview image for AB 3991MIN
Sep 8, 2025

AB 399

Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.

Preview image for AB 8746SEC
Sep 3, 2025

AB 87

Housing development: density bonuses.

Preview image for AB 12861MIN
Aug 25, 2025

AB 1286

Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.

Preview image for AB 7055MIN
Jul 15, 2025

AB 705

Public Utilities Commission: Independent Office of Audits and Investigations.

Preview image for AB 8237MIN
Jul 8, 2025

AB 823

Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.

Preview image for AB 8238MIN
Jul 2, 2025

AB 823

Solid waste: plastic microbeads: plastic glitter.

Preview image for AB 866MIN
Jun 25, 2025

AB 86

Instructional materials: health education.

Preview image for AB 3992MIN
Jun 24, 2025

AB 399

Coastal resources: coastal development permits: blue carbon demonstration projects.

Preview image for AB 872MIN
Jun 24, 2025

AB 87

Housing development: density bonuses.

Preview image for AB 10174MIN
Jun 17, 2025

AB 1017

Energy: electrical and gas corporations: general rate cases.

Preview image for AB 3534MIN
Jun 4, 2025

AB 353

Communications: broadband internet service providers: affordable home internet service.

Preview image for AB 7052MIN
Jun 2, 2025

AB 705

Public Utilities Commission: Independent Office of Audits and Investigations.

View All Hearings

District

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District 77 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

James Browne
39.6%
Tasha Boerner
60.4%
WON

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age