Catherine Blakespear

Catherine was elected in 2022 as the state senator for the 38th District, which covers northern San Diego County and southern Orange County. She previously served eight years in local government – six years as the Encinitas Mayor and two on the Encinitas City Council. In her first three years in the Senate, Catherine has focused on reducing homelessness, curbing the cost of living, making communities safer and preventing gun violence, protecting the environment and natural wildlife habitat, improving public transportation and countering climate change. Catherine is Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and Chair of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency, which focuses on improving support and planning for the 351-mile rail line that runs from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. She also sits on the Senate’s committees on the budget, governmental organization and transportation, and is a member of Budget Subcommittee 2 on resources, environmental protection and energy. Catherine has authored 24 bills that have been passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. They include environmental legislation that bans plastic bags…