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Catherine Blakespear

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Attorney

Catherine Blakespear is a Democratic candidate for California State Senate District 38 in the 2026 election. They are the incumbent.

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Background

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.[1]

Law:
University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, 2006
Graduate:
Northwestern University, 1999
Bachelor's:
Northwestern University, 1999

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On the 2026 ballot

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