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# No rest for the weary
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/no-rest-for-the-weary-2/
- Published: 2006-06-08T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:16:25.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Brownley bracing for November test*

CITYWIDE — Just hours after being named the Democratic candidate for the 41st Assembly District, local school board member Julia Brownley was hard at work on Wednesday getting ready for the next phase of her campaign.

Brownley,53,who defeated four challengers in a highly competitive primary, said she spent the majority of her Wednesday morning on the phone speaking with various elected officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez, who invited her to attend a forum with other Democratic hopefuls next week in Sacramento.

In the general election, scheduled for Nov. 7, Brownley will square off against Republican Tony Dolz, 47, an anti-illegal immigration activist, and Libertarian Conrad Stefan Frankowski.

“I’m grateful for all of the hard work that my volunteers put in during this campaign, and I’m anxious to start the next one,” Brownley said.

With 100 percent of the 235 precincts reporting, Brownley earned 11,380 votes, or 34.9 percent of the total cast in the Democratic primary. Calabasas City Councilman Barry Groveman placed second with 8,734 votes, or 26.8 percent.Attorney Jonathan Levey finished third with 6,587, or 20.2 percent.

Groveman was leading as late as 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, but Brownley, who was not far behind, received a late surge in votes, propelling her to victory.

Groveman could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.

Mayor Bob Holbrook, a supporter of Groveman, admitted being slightly disappointed his candidate didn’t come out on top, but said Brownley is a strong candidate who represents the city’s interests well and will make a strong representative for Santa Monicans.

“I expect Julia will be pretty close with the City Council considering half of the members support her here,” Holbrook said. “But the other half supported Groveman, so really, it was almost as if we couldn’t lose, no matter which side won.”

Candidate Shawn Casey O’Brien, who came in last with 1,057 votes, or 3.2 percent, said if he wasn’t going to be the Democratic Party’s pick, he’s glad it’s Brownley. O’Brien said Brownley was sincere, genuine and will work hard for the district.

“I think Julia has a progressive outlook and I look forward to working with her for the next four years on issues that affect the most vulnerable in our society — seniors, the disabled and working families.”

As the Democratic candidate, Brownley is expected to win by a large margin come November because of the district’s large base of liberals, however, Brownley said she isn’t taking anything for granted.

“I’ve got to run a full-fledged race,” Brownley said. “I think this (the primary) was the harder hurdle, but I’m going to be running against two candidates from other parties, so I’m going to have to work even harder.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 8, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)