Mark Stone (born June 17, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 29th Assembly District, which encompassed parts of the northern Central Coast.
Mark Stone | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 29th district | |
| In office December 3, 2012 – December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Monning (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rivas (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1957 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Scotts Valley, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | a29 |
Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was a Santa Cruz County Supervisor and served on the Scotts Valley School Board prior to that.
In 2009, he successfully swam the English Channel.[1][2]
2014 California State Assembly
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 58,117 | 68.4 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 26,905 | 31.6 | |
| Total votes | 85,022 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 88,265 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | Palmer Kain | 38,903 | 30.6 | |
| Total votes | 127,168 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 107,770 | 75.0 | |
| Republican | Sierra Roberts | 35,934 | 25.0 | |
| Total votes | 143,704 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 156,703 | 72.2 | |
| Republican | Sierra Roberts | 60,245 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 216,948 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018 California State Assembly
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 86,641 | 72.4 | |
| Republican | Vicki L. Nohrden | 33,073 | 27.6 | |
| Total votes | 119,714 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 147,237 | 71.8 | |
| Republican | Vicki L. Nohrden | 57,714 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 204,951 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 California State Assembly
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Stone (incumbent) | 90,034 | 73.9% | |
| Republican | Shomir Banerjee | 31,767 | 26.1% | |
| Total votes | ||||