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Prior to her time in elected office, Blakespear was an estate planning attorney.[1]
Politicsedit
Prior to her election to the State Senate, Blakespear served on the Encinitas city council in 2014, and then 3 terms as mayor of the city from December 2016 to November 2022. While mayor of Encinitas, Blakespear served as chair of SANDAG.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Blakespear's family has lived in the Encinitas area for nearly a century. Catherine met her husband while reporting on the Salt Lake City Olympics. Catherine and husband Jeremy reside in Encinitas. They have 2 children.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Up Close & Personal – Inside Look at Encinitas' New Mayor Catherine Blakespear".
catherine, blakespear, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Catherine Blakespear news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Catherine Smith Blakespear nee Blake born February 29 1976 is an American politician and former journalist who is currently serving in the California State Senate She is a Democrat representing the 38th Senate District which encompasses the Northern San Diego County and Southern Orange County region Catherine BlakespearBlakespear in 2022Member of the California State Senate from the 38th districtIncumbentAssumed office December 5 2022Preceded byPat BatesMayor of EncinitasIn office February 8 2016 December 3 2022Preceded byKristin GasparSucceeded byTony KranzPersonal detailsBornCatherine Blake 1976 02 29 February 29 1976 age 48 Cardiff by the Sea California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseJeremy SpearmanChildren2ResidenceCardiff CaliforniaEducationNorthwestern University BS MS University of Utah JD OccupationEstate planning attorneyProfessionPoliticianjournalist formerly Websitesd38 wbr senate wbr ca wbr gov Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Politics 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editBlakespear was born on February 29 1976 in Cardiff by the Sea Encinitas California She graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 1994 and graduated in 1999 from Northwestern University in Chicago where she earned a BS and MS degree in Journalism 1 In 2006 she received her JD from the University of Utah and S J Quinney College of Law 2006 2 Career editBlakespear was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times in 1994 and after that was Associated Press reporter 1 Prior to her time in elected office Blakespear was an estate planning attorney 1 Politics edit Prior to her election to the State Senate Blakespear served on the Encinitas city council in 2014 and then 3 terms as mayor of the city from December 2016 to November 2022 While mayor of Encinitas Blakespear served as chair of SANDAG 3 Personal life editBlakespear s family has lived in the Encinitas area for nearly a century Catherine met her husband while reporting on the Salt Lake City Olympics Catherine and husband Jeremy reside in Encinitas They have 2 children 1 References edit a b c d Up Close amp Personal Inside Look at Encinitas New Mayor Catherine Blakespear Catherine Smith Blakespear The Mayor Interview with Catherine Blakespear 38th District candidate External links editOfficial website Catherine Blakespear at Ballotpedia Campaign website Join California Catherine Blakespear Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Blakespear amp oldid 1222720915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,