American politician
Ashleigh Aitken is an American politician from the state of California . A member of the Democratic Party , she is the 47th mayor of Anaheim, California , serving since December 2022.
Early life and career
Aitken was born at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California . She graduated from Rosary High School in Fullerton. Aitken earned a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education and history from Boston College . She was a history teacher at North Quincy High School and then worked in the Washington, D.C. office of Dick Gephardt , the Democratic leader of the United States House of Representatives . She then attended the University of Southern California 's Gould School of Law .
Aitken practices law for the law firm Aitken Aitken Cohn with her husband, father, and two brothers. In 2012 California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Aitken to the nine-member board of directors for the Orange County Fair .
Electoral career
Aitken ran for mayor of Anaheim in the 2018 election , and lost to Harry Sidhu , 32.5% to 31.9%. She ran for the third district seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 2020, challenging Donald P. Wagner , and lost. She ran for mayor in the 2022 election and won. She was sworn into office on December 6. Aitken is the first female mayor of Anaheim.
Personal life
Aitken met her husband, Michael Penn, on a blind date. They married in 2002 and have three daughters.
Electoral history
2018 Anaheim mayoral election
Candidate
Votes
%
Harry Sidhu
26,422
32.5%
Ashleigh Aitken
25,944
31.9%
Lorri Galloway
12,367
15.2%
Cynthia Ward
7,121
8.7%
H. Fuji Shioura
3,024
3.7%
Robert Williams
2,824
3.5%
Rudy Gaona
2,506
3.1%
Tony D. Martin
1,199
1.5%
Total votes
81,407
100%
2022 Anaheim mayoral election
Candidate
Votes
%
Ashleigh Aitken
28,493
42.85%
Trevor O'Neil
22,948
34.51%
Lorri Galloway
11,282
16.97%
Dick Lopez
3,770
5.67%
Total votes
66,493
100.00%
References
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Vo, Thy (September 6, 2017). "Attorney Ashleigh Aitken Announces Run for Anaheim Mayor" . Voiceofoc.org. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
"Ashleigh Aitken Poised To Jump Into 3rd District Supervisor Race" . Anaheim Observer. November 16, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2023.staff, Daily Pilot (December 5, 2019). "Political Landscape: O.C. Fair Board member announces bid for spot on Board of Supervisors" . Daily Pilot .
tsears (August 17, 2021). "Ashleigh Aitken Announces Campaign for Anaheim Mayor" . Voiceofoc.org. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
"Anaheim's new mayor and council members take their posts" . December 6, 2022."Orange County 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 Official Results for Election" . Orange County. Retrieved September 30, 2019.https://www.ocvote.gov/sites/default/files/elections/pri2020/data/sov-web.pdf
"Anaheim, California, Mayor Election Results" . The New York Times
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