Diane Papan
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 21st district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byAdam Gray (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1963-08-22) August 22, 1963 (age 60)
Millbrae, California
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesLou Papan (father)
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (JD)

Diane Papan (born August 22, 1963) is an American politician who is a Democratic party member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district. Before being elected in 2022, she served as Deputy Mayor of San Mateo.

Early life and education

Papan was born on August 22, 1963, in Millbrae, California, to Lou Papan, a longtime member and former Speaker of the State Assembly.[1] She attended Capuchino High School in San Bruno. Papan in 1985 earned a Bachelors of Arts in political theory from the University of California, Los Angeles, and in 1988 earned a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.[2]

Political career

In 2015, Papan announced that she was running for San Mateo City Council, where she won the election defeating incumbent Maureen Freschet.[3] She was elected as Deputy Mayor of San Mateo in 2018.[4] In January 2022, Papan announced her campaign for State Assembly for the newly-redrawn 21st district.[5][6] In the primary, Papan and Redwood City mayor Giselle Hale both advanced to the general election.[7] In July 2022, Hale announced that she would be withdrawing from the race, citing the smear campaign against her and the impact on her daughters.[8] Because of Hale's withdrawal, Papan ultimately won the general election.[9]

Electoral history

2022 California's 21st State Assembly district election[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Diane Papan 40,434 41.3
Democratic Giselle Hale 19,400 19.8
Republican Mark Gilham 19,078 19.5
Democratic James H. Coleman 11,269 11.5
Democratic Alison M. Madden 3,359 3.4
Democratic Maurice Goodman 2,664 2.7
Green Tania Solé 1,620 1.7
Total votes 97,824 100.0
General election
Democratic Diane Papan 94,676 72.4
Democratic Giselle Hale (withdrawn) 36,014 27.6
Total votes 130,690 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Toledo, Aldo (January 19, 2022). "Former San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan, daughter of former Assembly speaker, runs for new legislative District 21". The Mercury News. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Browning, Corey (March 25, 2022). "San Mateo deputy mayor seeking an Assembly seat". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "San Mateo County: Election brings change to city councils". East Bay Times. November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Diane Papan, a daughter of the North County for Assembly". Philippine News Today. April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Toledo, Aldo (January 18, 2022). "Former San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan, daughter of former Assembly speaker, runs for new legislative District 21". The Mercury News.
  6. ^ "San Mateo deputy mayor seeking an Assembly seat". San Mateo Daily Journal. May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Toledo, Aldo (July 21, 2022). "Giselle Hale beats out Republican for top-two spot against Diane Papan for Assembly District 21 seat". The Mercury News.
  8. ^ Larson, Amy (July 22, 2022). "Redwood City mayor drops out of race, cites smear campaign". KRON-TV.
  9. ^ Mibach, Emily (July 22, 2022). "Hale quits Assembly race leaving Papan as the winner". Palo Alto Daily Post.
  10. ^ "June 7, 2022 Primary Election-State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election State Assembly Member" (PDF).

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