Diane Papan (born August 22, 1963) is an American politician who is a Democratic party member of the California State Assembly from the 21st district. Before being elected in 2022, she served as Deputy Mayor of San Mateo.
Early life and education
Papan was born on August 22, 1963, in Millbrae, California, to Lou Papan, a longtime member and former Speaker of the State Assembly.[1] She attended Capuchino High School in San Bruno. Papan in 1985 earned a Bachelors of Arts in political theory from the University of California, Los Angeles, and in 1988 earned a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.[2]
Political career
In 2015, Papan announced that she was running for San Mateo City Council, where she won the election defeating incumbent Maureen Freschet.[3] She was elected as Deputy Mayor of San Mateo in 2018.[4] In January 2022, Papan announced her campaign for State Assembly for the newly-redrawn 21st district.[5][6] In the primary, Papan and Redwood City mayor Giselle Hale both advanced to the general election.[7] In July 2022, Hale announced that she would be withdrawing from the race, citing the smear campaign against her and the impact on her daughters.[8] Because of Hale's withdrawal, Papan ultimately won the general election.[9]
Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Diane Papan | 40,434 | 41.3 | |
| Democratic | Giselle Hale | 19,400 | 19.8 | |
| Republican | Mark Gilham | 19,078 | 19.5 | |
| Democratic | James H. Coleman | 11,269 | 11.5 | |
| Democratic | Alison M. Madden | 3,359 | 3.4 | |
| Democratic | Maurice Goodman | 2,664 | 2.7 | |
| Green | Tania Solé | 1,620 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 97,824 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Diane Papan | 94,676 | 72.4 | |
| Democratic | Giselle Hale (withdrawn) | 36,014 | 27.6 | |
| Total votes | 130,690 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ Toledo, Aldo (January 19, 2022). "Former San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan, daughter of former Assembly speaker, runs for new legislative District 21". The Mercury News. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Browning, Corey (March 25, 2022). "San Mateo deputy mayor seeking an Assembly seat". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "San Mateo County: Election brings change to city councils". East Bay Times. November 3, 2015.
- ^ "Diane Papan, a daughter of the North County for Assembly". Philippine News Today. April 19, 2022.
- ^ Toledo, Aldo (January 18, 2022). "Former San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan, daughter of former Assembly speaker, runs for new legislative District 21". The Mercury News.
- ^ "San Mateo deputy mayor seeking an Assembly seat". San Mateo Daily Journal. May 25, 2022.
- ^ Toledo, Aldo (July 21, 2022). "Giselle Hale beats out Republican for top-two spot against Diane Papan for Assembly District 21 seat". The Mercury News.
- ^ Larson, Amy (July 22, 2022). "Redwood City mayor drops out of race, cites smear campaign". KRON-TV.
- ^ Mibach, Emily (July 22, 2022). "Hale quits Assembly race leaving Papan as the winner". Palo Alto Daily Post.
- ^ "June 7, 2022 Primary Election-State Assembly" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election State Assembly Member" (PDF).
