Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 53; Democratic Party

Betsy is running for the 53rd Assembly District and is presently the Director of Development for the Consumer Attorneys of California. A long time organizer and activist, Betsy has fought for working families and healthy communities at the local, state and national level.

A current board member of Equality California and a former president of the National Women's Political Caucus (LA Westside Chapter), Betsy remains committed to fighting for equality and fairness for all and has been actively working to elect progressive leaders for decades. Betsy is also an appointed member of the California Film Commission.

Betsy's commitment to public service was solidified during her years in college as an intern for Assemblymember Lucy Killea, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston and Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy. After graduation, Betsy was a field representative for Lt. Governor McCarthy where she served as a community liaison in twenty-nine cities across Los Angeles and coordinated public policy outreach regarding a wide range of issues including economic development, international trade and green technology investment as well as elder care and environmental protection matters. In 2006, then-Congresswoman Hilda Solis recognized Betsy for her activism and commitment to working families at the Congresswoman's annual leadership luncheon.

Betsy also served in the Clinton administration at the Department of Commerce in the International Trade Administration where she worked on the trade policy priorities of the early 1990's including the Uruguay Round and WTO transformation matters, intellectual property rights and trade development. At the California League of Conservation Voters and the Environmental Defense Fund, Betsy helped create and solidify communities of support for strategic environmental movements including carbon emission standard changes, water conservation and habitat protection policies.

A resident of the Marina del Rey and South Bay area of Los Angeles for nearly twenty years, Betsy is active in local grassroots groups promoting green and responsible development in her neighborhood.

Born in Sacramento, Betsy graduated from San Diego State University and from the Executive Program in Management at UCLA.