Tina Simone McKinnor is an American

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serving as a member of the

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for the 61st district, encompassing portions of the Westside and the South Bay regions of

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, including

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, and Lawndale.

Education

McKinnor earned an

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business administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

and

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from

Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) is a public community college in the unincorporated area of West Athens, California in Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and its service area include ...

and a

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from

California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH, CSU Dominguez Hills, or Cal State Dominguez Hills) is a public university in Carson, California. It was founded in 1960 and is part of the California State University (CSU) system. In 2020, ...

Career

McKinnor began her career with the Los Angeles County Office of Education, serving as an accounting clerk and

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. During the

2004 United States presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney, were re-elected to a second term. They narrowly defeated ...

, McKinnor worked for John Kerry's presidential campaign as co-chair of African-Americans for Kerry. She was also a Kerry delegate to the

2004 Democratic National Convention The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts for president and Senator John Edwards from North ...

. She was the political treasurer for the Kaufman Legal Group and worked on campaigns for

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Steven Bradford Steven Craig Bradford (born January 12, 1960) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 35th district, encompassing parts of Los Angeles County. P ...

and state Assemblywoman

Autumn Burke Autumn Roxanne Burke (born November 23, 1973) is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2022. A Democrat, she represented the California's 62nd State Assembly district, ...

. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, McKinnor was a civic engagement director for L.A. Voice, a community advocacy organization, and previously served as chief of staff to several members of the California State Assembly. In 2019, she was the California campaign strategist for PL+US, an organization that advocates for

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policies. McKinnor also worked as

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for the

California Democratic Party The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in Sacramento, the state capital. With 46.59% of the state's registered voters as of February 2024, the Democratic ...

. On June 7, 2022, McKinnor won a special election to succeed

in the

, defeating Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles, a fellow Democrat, in an upset. McKinnor is a member of the

California Legislative Progressive Caucus The California Legislative Progressive Caucus is a California political organization composed of progressive members of the California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the ...

Electoral history

2022

References

External links

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Campaign website
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