Bill Lockyer
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1973 | Democratic | AD-14 | 19702 | Win |
| 11-05-1974 | Democratic | AD-14 | 49456 | Win |
| 11-02-1976 | Democratic | AD-14 | 55486 | Win |
| 11-07-1978 | Democratic | AD-14 | 45464 | Win |
| 11-04-1980 | Democratic | AD-14 | 66937 | Win |
| 11-02-1982 | Democratic | SD-10 | 105813 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | SD-10 | 124290 | Win |
| 11-06-1990 | Democratic | SD-10 | 111253 | Win |
| 11-08-1994 | Democratic | SD-10 | 124365 | Win |
| 11-03-1998 | Democratic | Attorney General | 4117596 | Win |
| 11-05-2002 | Democratic | Attorney General | 3716282 | Win |
| 11-07-2006 | Democratic | Treasurer | 4523854 | Win |
| 11-02-2010 | Democratic | Treasurer | 5433508 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
William Westwood Lockyer
Born: May 8, 1941 in East Oakland, CA
Married: Nadia Maria Davis-Lockyer (m. 2003, div. 2018)*
Children: Lisa* and Diego Wallace, Harrison William and Elijah Westwood (twins)
1965-1972: Member, San Leandro School District Board
1966-1972: Administrative Assistant to Assemblyman Robert W. Crown
1966-1973: Chair, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
1968: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1972: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1976: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1985-1993: Member, California Judicial Council
1994-1998: President pro Tempore, California State Senate
- LEGISLATION: Lockyer was the author of SCA 4 (1996), later Proposition 220 (1998), which was approved by voters and abolished the county municipal courts, merging their jurisdiction into that of the county Superior Courts.
- NATURAL DISASTER (DEADLIEST WILDFIRE): The third-deadliest wildfire in California history (the Tunnel Fire/Oakland firestorm in October 1991) occured within the district represented by State Senator Lockyer.
- Nadia Davis-Lockyer was a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (2011-2012), having beaten Liz Figueroa in the 2010 election. Nadia resigned from the Board of Supervisors in April 2012 amid a controversy. She was previously the Executive Director of the Alameda County Family Justice Center and had served on the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Trustees (1998-20??). Nadia was also a member of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors (2010-2011).
- Cool Career: Lisa Lockyer was a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County (1993-1997) and Legislative Director at NASA Ames Research Center (2011-present).
- Legislative Altercation: According to several news articles, fomer Senator Bob Wilson (then a lobbyist) attempted to hit Senator Lockyer outside of the Senate Chambers, but was stopped by Senate Sergeant Tony Beard.
Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)
Source: "The Judicial Council of California: Membership" by the Judicial Council of California (accessed 5/30/2012)