Robert Pullen-Miles
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Robert Pullen-Miles (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 61. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Pullen-Miles also ran in a special election to the California State Assembly to represent District 62. He lost in the special general election on June 7, 2022.
Pullen-Miles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Robert Pullen-Miles was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His career experience includes working as a district director for former Assemblywoman Autumn Burke and as the mayor of Lawndale. Pullen-Miles has served with Centinela Youth Services as president and board member.[1]
Elections
2022
Regular
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 61
Incumbent Tina McKinnor defeated Robert Pullen-Miles in the general election for California State Assembly District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tina McKinnor (D) | 63.6 | 58,888 |
 | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 36.4 | 33,691 | |
| Total votes: 92,579 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 61
Robert Pullen-Miles and incumbent Tina McKinnor defeated James A. Spencer, Angie Reyes English, and Nico Ruderman in the primary for California State Assembly District 61 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 38.6 | 24,322 |
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 32.5 | 20,478 |
 | James A. Spencer (R) | 14.2 | 8,942 | |
 | Angie Reyes English (D) | 10.7 | 6,777 | |
 | Nico Ruderman (D) | 4.0 | 2,540 | |
| Total votes: 63,059 | |||
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Campaign finance
Special
See also: California state legislative special elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for California State Assembly District 62
Tina McKinnor defeated Robert Pullen-Miles in the special general election for California State Assembly District 62 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 52.5 | 31,348 |
| Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 47.5 | 28,359 | |
| Total votes: 59,707 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 62
Tina McKinnor and Robert Pullen-Miles defeated Nico Ruderman and Angie Reyes English in the special primary for California State Assembly District 62 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina McKinnor (D) | 39.0 | 11,213 |
| ✔ | | Robert Pullen-Miles (D) | 34.6 | 9,945 |
| Nico Ruderman (D) | 13.2 | 3,794 | |
| Angie Reyes English (D) | 13.1 | 3,777 | |
| Total votes: 28,729 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Pullen-Miles' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Regular
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Special
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Robert Pullen-Miles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pullen-Miles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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At the age of 19, I moved from Oklahoma to California with $25 in my pocket in search of better opportunities. For a while it was rough – I did not have job and I experienced homelessness.
In 2014, I made history as Lawndale’s first African American Mayor where I brought to the Mayor’s office a unique combination of government and private-sector experience that was needed to lead during difficult times. As Mayor, and Councilmember, I helped balance the city’s budget while protecting vital services with a focus on public safety, protecting our green open space, and improving our streets and roads. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was one of the first Mayors to author and successfully pass an ordinance prohibiting residential and commercial evictions.
As District Director for former AD 62 Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, I was instrumental in helping the Assemblywoman accomplish her legislative goals: creating good paying jobs, establishing the task force to end child poverty, securing environmental justice, and the passage of the Young Child Tax Credit law that gives working parents an extra $1,000 in tax credit. He also led the office’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by organizing food drives and helping constituents access thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits from EDD.
I live in Lawndale with my wife of 27 years Léna, and we are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters.
- Protect Our Environment - I know the importance of protecting our environment, creating open green space, and making sure everyone has access to our coast. As Mayor and Councilmember, I kept my promise and helped reduce greenhouse emissions by opening three new parks in my city. As our Assemblymember, I will work to introduce legislation to bring environmental justice to our communities.
- Keep Neighborhoods Safe - As the father of three daughters, I know that prioritizing public safety is the right choice for our families. I believe in addressing the roots of crime, investing state dollars in our neighborhoods, and I will be an advocate for criminal justice reform that holds people accountable while investing in rehabilitation, treatment, and community policing.
- Address Homelessness & Housing Affordability - As our next Assemblymember, I will fight to expand affordable housing by reducing the rising costs of rent, creating high paying jobs, and making home ownership more affordable. I will also fight to ensure that we are combatting our homelessness crisis by providing wraparound mental health services and creating the renter and mortgage relief trust fund to assist struggling homeowners and renters.
I am passionate about protecting our environment, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and addressing the homelessness crisis with a focus on making housing more affordable.
Yes, now more than ever we need experienced leadership to lead us out of these turbulent times.
• Governmental Organization
• Higher Education
• Housing and Community Development
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
• Water, Parks, and Wildlife
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See also
2022 Elections
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- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 4, 2022
