1. Steven Bradford is currently a candidate for lieutenant governor of California in the 2026 election.
13 Facts About Steven Bradford
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Steven Bradford moved to Gardena with his family at age nine.
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Steven Bradford attended Purche Avenue Elementary School, Henry Clay Junior High School and Gardena High School.
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Steven Bradford was the first African American elected to the Gardena City Council, a post he held for over 12 years.
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Steven Bradford worked twelve years as a public affairs executive at Southern California Edison, seven years at IBM, and four years as a program director at the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
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In October 2011, Steven Bradford convened a joint legislative hearing with Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, in San Diego to discuss the massive power outage that struck the Pacific Southwest region in September of that year.
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Steven Bradford authored AB 2201, which increases civil penalties on pipeline operators for safety violations.
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Steven Bradford's bill brings the cap on penalties under California law into line with those under federal law: $200,000 per day, and a maximum of $2,000,000.
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Steven Bradford drew national attention for AB 2514, a bill requiring the California Public Utilities Commission to conduct a study examining the costs and benefits of California's net-energy metering program.
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Steven Bradford was elected in a 2009 special election, following the resignation of Curren Price, who had recently won election to the California State Senate.
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Steven Bradford was elected to his first outright term in 2010.
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Steven Bradford ran for the newly drawn 62nd district, which maintained many of the cities from the previous 51st district.
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Steven Bradford was endorsed for election to the 62nd Assembly district by the local newspaper of the South Bay, the Daily Breeze.