Laura Richardson

US Representative from California

A Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 14, 1962; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1984; M.B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1996; businesswoman; staff, United States Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald of California, 1996-1998; member, Long Beach, Calif., city council, 2000-2006; staff, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante of California, 2001-2006; member, California state assembly, 2006-2007; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (August 21, 2007-present).

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Kimberly Parker Former staffer for Reps. Bobby Rush and Laura Richardson; lobbyist for Hart Health Strategies

• Chief of staff ('07→'08)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega Jr US Delegate from American Samoa

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('10)

Campaign Donors

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Joseph Mario Molina Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Molina Healthcare

• 3 contributions · 7,000 USD (May 6 '10→Oct 20 '11)

Kareem Ahmed CEO Landmark Medical Management in California

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)

Anita Estell Lobbyist

• 5 contributions · 4,500 USD ('07→'12)

John C Molina CFO, Molina Healthcare

• 3 contributions · 4,000 USD (May 31 '10→Nov 2 '10)

Robert Gumbiner Founded FHP International Corp., a health-insurance company in Fountain Valley, Calif.

• 2 contributions · 3,300 USD ('07→'08)

Clarence Avant Record producer

• 5 contributions · 3,250 USD ('07→'11)

Janice Bryant Howroyd Owns staffing and human resources firm, Act-1

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('11)

Joyce Arad Investor - Beverly Hills California

• 2 contributions · 2,500 USD ('10→'11)

Magic Johnson Partner of Guggenheim Baseball Management; part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD (Nov 7 '12)

Sandra Stern COO, Lionsgate Entertainment

• 3 contributions · 2,450 USD ('10→'11)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Sep 4 '07→Jan 3 '13)

House Science and Technology Committee

• Member

Aviation Subcommittee

• Member

Technology and Innovation Subcommittee

• Member

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

• Member

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

• Member

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

• Member

Family

Anthony Batts Former chief of police for Oakland and Long Beach, California.

• ex-husband

Updated over 3 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Female
Birthday	Apr 14 '62
Website	http://richardson.house.gov/
Aliases	Laura Richardson

FEC Candidate: H8CA37137