Catherine Blakespear
Senator · State senate · California · District 38
Democratic
Biography
Catherine Blakespear was born in and lives in Encinitas, California. Blakespear earned a bachelor's of science and a master's of science in journalism from Northwestern University in 1999 and a J.D. from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 2006. Her career experience includes working as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and for the Associated Press. She was an attorney at Ray Quinney & Nebeker and the traffic commissioner for the City of Encinitas. She was elected to serve as the mayor of the City of Encinitas in 2016.
On the record
- Education
- Bachelor's: Northwestern University, 1999; Law: University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2006; Graduate: Northwestern University, 1999
- Profession
- Attorney
- Born
- 1976-02-29
- Birthplace
- Encinitas, California
Contact
- Capitol office
- 1021 O St. Suite 7720, Sacramento, CA 95814 · 916-651-4038
- Phone
- 916-651-4038
- senator.blakespear@senate.ca.gov
- Website
- https://sd38.senate.ca.gov/