Mimi Walters
Member of the California State Senate from the 33rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office  December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Dick Ackerman
Member of the California State Assembly from the 73rd district
In office December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008
Preceded by	Patricia C. Bates
Succeeded by	Diane Harkey
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	David Walters
Alma mater	University of California Los Angeles
Profession	Politician

Mimi K. Walters (born May 14, 1962) is a Republican State Senator from the state of California, representing the 33rd District since 2008. She previously served in the Assembly for four years from 2004 to 2008, where she served in the Republican leadership as Assistant Republican Leader and Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee.

Walters earned a BA in Political Science from University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. Before her election to the California State Assembly, Walters was a stock broker. She was Councilwoman and Mayor of Laguna Niguel during 1996–2004, and helped defeat efforts to convert Marine Corps Air Station El Toro to a commercial airport.

Walters was elected in 2004 to represent the 73rd Assembly District, which includes coastal Orange and San Diego county communities of Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Oceanside, Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and Aliso Viejo.

Since the US Supreme Court decision Kelo v. New London in June 2005, Walters has been at the forefront of amending California government acquisition and the regulation of private property laws. She introduced two bills, AB 590 and AB 1990, in the 2005-06 session on these topics. After both bills failed in committee by party line votes, Walters became a leading figure in the campaign for Proposition 90. She was named honorary chair of the Save Our Homes initiative campaign. Supporters of Proposition 90 referred to their effort as protecting property rights. The initiative received over one million signatures to qualify for the November 2006 ballot. Proposition 90 failed with 47.6% of the vote.

In the 2007-2008 session, Walters introduced ACA 2, a state Constitutional Amendment to change government acquisition and the regulation of private property by California local governments.

She and her husband, David, live in Laguna Niguel with their four children.

[edit] External links

• Official Senate web site
• Official Campaign web site

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