Tina Simone McKinnorIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 61
Tina Simone McKinnor is a Democrat who holds the Assembly's 61st District seat. It covers part of L.A. County's Westside and South Bay. This includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, and Lawndale. She won a June 2022 special vote for this seat. It was then numbered District 62. She won full terms in November 2022 and November 2024. Before her win, McKinnor worked as an accounting clerk. She also worked as an auditor. Both jobs were with the L.A. County school office. She held many roles in politics too. She was a treasurer for a legal group. She worked on campaign staff for state Senator Steven Bradford. She also aided then-Assemblywoman Autumn Burke. She led civic work for a group called L.A. Voice. She was a state strategist for a paid-leave group. It is called PL+US. She led operations for the state Democratic Party. She has also served as a chief of staff in the Assembly. McKinnor holds a two-year degree in business administration and accounting. It is from L.A. Southwest College. She holds a four-year degree in accounting too. It is from Cal State Dominguez Hills. She belongs to a group of left-leaning lawmakers. She skipped Ballotpedia's candidate survey in both 2022 and 2024. Few of her own words on policy are on record. Most of what is known comes from her votes and press notes. Home: Inglewood, California area, Los Angeles County, District 61. Occupation: state lawmaker; past work in accounting and political staff roles. Prior office: incumbent since a June 2022 special vote; now serving Assembly District 61.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Authored a package of legislation aimed at reducing housing costs, increasing transparency, and protecting renters.
“comprehensive package of legislation aimed at reducing costs, increasing transparency and protecting renters”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Introduced a bill to ensure future federal, state, or local reparations payments to eligible recipients would not be subject to state income tax.
“ensure that future federal, state or local reparations benefits provided to eligible recipients are not subject to state income taxes”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Introduced AB 311, aimed at making streets and roads in her district safer.
“safer streets and roads”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Authored a bill allowing California legislative (Capitol) staff to unionize.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Authored a bill to stop doctors and hospital workers from being required to notify police when they suspect a patient is a victim of domestic violence, on patient-privacy grounds.
“to stop doctors and hospital workers from being required to notify police if they suspected their patient was a victim of domestic violence”
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