Tasha Boerner

Tasha Nicolle Boerner (formerly Boerner Horvath; born February 1, 1973) is an American politician who is serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 77th Assembly District, which encompasses coastal parts of northern San Diego County and the city of San Diego, including Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, and the coastal communities of La Jolla south to Downtown and Coronado. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, she served on the Encinitas City Council.

Tasha Boerner
Member of the California State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2018
Preceded by	Rocky Chávez
Constituency	76th district (2018–2022) 77th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	Tasha Nicolle Boerner (1973-02-01) February 1, 1973 (age 52) Encinitas, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Residence(s)	Encinitas, California, U.S.

Boerner was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating fellow Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a freelance journalist, not related to the former Presidential candidate of the same name.^[1] In 2020, she won a second term over former Secret Service Agent Melanie Burkholder. In 2022, Boerner announced her intention to seek election to a third term, this time for the 77th district following redistricting. In 2022, she was opposed in the general election by Republican entrepreneur and investment advisor Dan Downey.^[2]

Biography

Boerner earned an M.A. in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University Institute of Politics and Policy.^[3] Part of her graduate work was done at Humboldt University of Berlin. She received her B.A. in Political Science in 1995 from the University of California, Berkeley.^[4]

2018 California State Assembly election

See also: California State Assembly election, 2018

California's 76th State Assembly district election, 2018

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Warren	28,755	26.2
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath	27,566	25.1
	Republican	Philip "Phil" Graham	23,155	21.1
	Republican	Maureen "Mo" Muir	9,642	8.8
	Republican	Thomas E. Krouse	8,675	7.9
	Republican	Amanda Rigby	5,919	5.4
	Republican	Jerome Stocks	5,119	4.7
	Republican	Brian Wimmer	840	0.8
Total votes			109,671	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath	67,427	55.6
	Democratic	Elizabeth Warren	53,948	44.4
Total votes			121,375	100.0

2020 California State Assembly election

2020 California's 76th State Assembly district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)	77,792	57.5
	Republican	Melanie Burkholder	57,391	42.5
Total votes			135,183	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)
	Republican	Melanie Burkholder
Total votes

2022 California State Assembly election

2022 California's 77th State Assembly district election^[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)	78,673	60.9
	Republican	Dan Downey	50,530	39.1
Total votes			129,203	100%
General election
	Democratic	Tasha Boerner Horvath (incumbent)	121,447	60.4
	Republican	Dan Downey	79,637	39.6
Total votes			201,084	100%
	Democratic hold