▁Assembly ▁ ▁E lections ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁inc umb ent ▁State ▁Assembly w oman ▁Christ ine ▁Ke ho e ▁of ▁California ' s ▁ 7 6 th ▁State ▁Assembly ▁district ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁Senate . ▁Sal da ña ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁open ▁seat ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁with ▁a ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁ 4 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁she ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁Tr icia ▁Hunter , ▁a ▁former ▁Assembly w oman , ▁ 5 4 % - 4 1 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁with ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁with ▁ 6 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁Assembly ▁due ▁to ▁term ▁limits ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Sal da ña ▁was ▁named ▁Legisl ator ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁Again st ▁W aste ▁for ▁her ▁legisl ation ▁regarding ▁E - w aste . ▁Capit ol ▁Week ly , ▁California ' s ▁major ▁week ly ▁period ical ▁covering ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature , ▁publish es ▁an ▁annual ▁legisl ative ▁score card ▁to ▁pin ▁down ▁the ▁political ▁or ▁ide ological ▁lean ings ▁of ▁every ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature