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About this office
State assembly members introduce and vote on new laws, hold hearings, and draft the state budget. They are elected to two-year terms.
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My Top 3 Priorities
Housing and Homelessness: Overall, we must develop comprehensive housing strategies that result in building more affordable and workforce housing near transit, while at the same time protecting the integrity, livability and character of neighborhoods
Civil rights, criminal justice reform, and labor rights: Advancing social justice and civil rights has always been at the forefront of my work, especially given my track record and long-standing career of LGBTQ+ advocacy and leadership in the movemnt
Combating climate change: Addressing climate change will be among my highest priorities if I am honored to serve the people of the 50th Assembly District. We must act boldly and with a sense of urgency, understanding that we can't fail to act now.
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My Top 3 Priorities
Housing -- ensure kids can afford to raise grandkids near grandparents and the California Dream is open to everyone.
Homelessness -- ensure no one falls through the cracks in a broken social safety net and lands outside your front door.
Climate Change -- bring the insights of a professional scientist to bear on CA's stalled progress on this existential issue.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Astrophysicist
Neighborhood Councilmember, Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council — Elected position (2019–current)
Carnegie Fellow, The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science (2018–2021)
Postdoctoral Scholar, UCLA (2015–2018)
Biography
Louis is a scientist and organizer in Hollywood. He earned his PhD in astrophysics from the University of Chicago in 2015 and was elected to the Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council in 2019.
Louis is a renter and lives with his partner Dr. Lindsay Young, a USC health communications professor. He is currently a candidate for California State Assembly District 51.
Who gave money to this candidate?
Contributions
Total money raised: $316,161
Top contributors that gave money to support the candidate, by organization:
1
Employees of University of Arizona
$17,950
2
Louis Abramson
$14,456
3
Employees of No Seperate Business Name
$9,584
4
Employees of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
$8,022
5
Employees of California Institute of Technology
$6,074
More information about contributions
By State:
California 81.30%
New Jersey 3.64%
New York 2.87%
Pennsylvania 2.86%
Other 9.33%
By Size:
Large contributions (95.50%)
Small contributions (4.50%)
By Type:
From organizations (1.74%)
From individuals (98.26%)
Source: MapLight analysis of data from the California Secretary of State.
Political Beliefs
Political Philosophy
As an Assemblymember, I will use my experience and training to write and vote for bills that will benefit all Californians guided by my understanding of the needs of District 51 and my ethical, moral, and intellectual commitments. I will see CA as one people in one place with one purpose, and work with my colleagues to create budgets and laws that move CA closer to its ideals of equity, justice, and sustainability.
