Jim Frazier (politician)

Jim Frazier
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
December 3, 2012 – December 31, 2021
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byLori Wilson
Personal details
Born
James Leroy Frazier, Jr.

(1959-05-04) May 4, 1959 (age 65)
Martinez, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJanet Frazier (divorced)[1]
Children2[2]
Residence(s)Discovery Bay, California, U.S.
ProfessionSmall businessman

James L. Frazier Jr. (born May 4, 1959) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who previously represented the 11th Assembly District, which encompasses Solano County, eastern Contra Costa County, and a portion of rural Sacramento County.

Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was an Oakley City Councilmember and Mayor.

Legislative career

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During his first term, Frazier's legislation focused on roadway safety and infrastructure. He authored Assembly Bill 1113, concerning provisional driver's licenses, which sought to strengthen teen driver-licensing programs and improve the safety of the roadways. He also authored Assembly Bill 417, which lessened the processes needed to authorize bike lanes in urbanized areas. He authored Assembly Bill 513, which expands the use of rubberized asphalt (made from waste tires) in roads and other transportation projects. And he authored Assembly Bill 1336, which provides the state with added enforcement powers necessary to ensure that workers are paid mandated wages.[3]

During the 2014-15 legislative session, Frazier served as Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee. In this role, he contributed to the defeat of a bill seeking to explicitly add representation from disadvantage communities to the California Transportation Commission, stating that "the bill would elevate disadvantaged communities and their interests above all others, and we can’t have that."[4]

Frazier resigned from the State Assembly on December 31, 2021, to pursue opportunities in the transportation sector.[5]

2014 California State Assembly

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California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 30,893 60.7
Republican Alex Henthorn 20,002 39.3
Total votes 50,895 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 54,044 59.7
Republican Alex Henthorn 36,475 40.3
Total votes 90,519 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 California State Assembly

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California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 62,952 65.9
Republican Dave Miller 32,545 34.1
Total votes 95,497 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 111,592 64.2
Republican Dave Miller 62,227 35.8
Total votes 173,819 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 California State Assembly

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California's 11th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 39,095 48.3
Republican Lisa Romero 30,623 37.8
Democratic Diane Stewart 11,224 13.9
Total votes 80,942 100.0
General election
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 96,254 61.5
Republican Lisa Romero 60,335 38.5
Total votes 156,589 100.0
Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly

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2020 California's 11th State Assembly district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent) 74,950
Republican Debra Schwab (write in)
Total votes 100%
General election
Democratic Jim Frazier (incumbent)
Republican Debra Schwab
Total votes

References

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  1. ^ "Assemblyman Jim Frazier files for divorce". January 27, 2016.
  2. ^ https://a11.asmdc.org/article/biography
  3. ^ "Assemblyman Jim Frazier's legislation still on governor's desk". The Reporter. September 26, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. ^ Melanie Curry (April 19, 2016). "Transportation Equity Bills Defeated in Assembly Transpo Committee". Streetsblog Cal. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Assembly Member Jim Frazier will resign, triggering a Bay Area special election". San Francisco Chronicle. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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