- Don Perata
Don Perata (born April 30, 1945) is a California Democratic politician, who is the current President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He was elected to the post of President Pro Tempore in 2004. He will continue his Presidency until the end of the current 2007-2008 session. Perata has a daughter and a son. - Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller "Tom" McClintock (born July 10, 1956 in White Plains, New York) is a California State Senator. He ran for Governor of California in the 2003 California recall election of Gray Davis and finished third out of 135 candidates with 13.5% of the overall vote. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California but lost to Democratic nominee John Garamendi. - Gloria Romero
Gloria J. Romero is an American politician. She is currently the Democratic majority leader of the California State Senate. Romero grew up in Barstow, and earned her associate's degree from Barstow Community College. She went on to a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Riverside. - Bill Lockyer
William Westwood "Bill" Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. Prior to this, he served as California's Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice for the U.S. state of California. He was elected in 1999 on the Democratic ticket, and was replaced by Jerry Brown in 2007. Previously he was a member of the California State Assembly and served as President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. - Joe Simitian
Joe Simitian was elected to the California State Senate in November 2004 to represent the 11th State Senate District, which includes portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. His public service over the years includes stints as a State Assemblymember, member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Mayor of Palo Alto and President of the Palo Alto School Board. - Carole Migden
Carole Migden represents the third district in the California State Senate. The Third State Senate district covers parts of San Francisco and Marin County. - Leland Yee
Leland Yee (born 1948 in China) is a California State Senator in District 8. Yee's district includes the western half of San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. Previously, Yee was the California State Assemblyman for the 12th Assembly District and the Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District. In 2004, Assemblymember Yee became the first Asian American to be appointed Speaker pro Tempore, … - Debra Bowen
Debra Bowen is a California politician from the Democratic Party. She has been California Secretary of State since January 8 2007. Prior to becoming Secretary of State, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992–2006. Bowen was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. She received her bachelor's degree in 1976 from Michigan State University, and her Juris Doctor in 1979 from the University of Virginia School of Law. - Jackie Speier
Jackie Speier is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate representing San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. - Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell , superintendent of public instruction, said he hoped the $65 million previously earmarked for a statewide student tracking program would reappear in the budget. "Never say `never,"' he said in an interview at this newspaper Monday. "I was in the Legislature for 20 years, and I have seen things magically reappear." - Dick Ackerman
Richard Charles Ackerman (born December 5, 1942 in Long Beach, California) is a Republican U.S. politician, who is currently the California State Senate Minority Leader. Born in Long Beach, California, Ackerman earned a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1967. Ackerman and his wife, Linda, who married in 1968, have three children, Lauren, Marc, and Brett, and one granddaughter, Caitlin. - Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean Lee (born July 16 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing (map) and is the first woman to represent that district. Congresswoman Lee was born in El Paso, Texas. She moved from Texas to California in 1960 with her military family parents, and attended high school at San Fernando High School, San Fernando, California. - Darrell Steinberg
Darrell S. Steinberg (born 15 October 1959) is a Democratic politician from Sacramento, California. He is currently serving his first term in the California State Senate. Steinberg represents the 6th District, which includes the capital city of Sacramento parts of Elk Grove and Citrus Heights. Darrell Steinberg was a member of the California State Assembly from 1998 until he was termed out in 2004. - Elaine Alquist
Elaine White Alquist (born 1944) is currently a Democratic State Senator from California's 13th Senate District. She has been in office since December of 2004. She succeeded John Vasconcellos and Vasconcellos had succeeded Alquist's husband, the late Al Alquist who represented this district for 30 years. - Jeff Denham
Jeffrey "Jeff" Denham is a Republican politician serving his second term in the California State Senate. Denham represents the 12th District, which includes Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Stanislaus counties. - Ellen Corbett
Ellen M. Corbett (born 31 December 1954) is a Democratic politician from San Leandro, California. She is currently serving her first term in the California State Senate. Corbett represents the 10th District, which includes San Leandro, Hayward, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas and part of San José. Ellen Corbett was a member of the California State Assembly from 1998 until she was termed out in 2004. - Tom Campbell
Thomas J. (Tom) Campbell (b. August 14, 1952) returned as dean of the Haas School of Business and a professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley after a leave of absence to serve as the Director of Finance for the State of California in 2004 and 2005. He previously served five nonconsecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. - Sheila Kuehl
Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American politician, and a former child actress. She is currently a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the highly urbanized 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County. - Abel Maldonado
Abel Maldonado (born August 21, 1967 in Santa Maria, California) is a Republican U.S. politician, who is currently a California State Senator Born in Santa Maria, California, Maldonado is the eldest son of immigrant farm workers. His family eventually acquired a small family farm, where they raised strawberries. After Maldonado graduated from Santa Maria High School, … - Tom Torlakson
Thomas A. "Tom" Torlakson (born 19 July 1949) is a Democratic politician from Antioch, California. He is currently serving his second and final term in the California State Senate. Torlakson represents the 7th District, which includes most of Contra Costa County. Torlakson lives in Antioch with his wife, Diana, and their daughters, Tiffany and Tamara. - Alan Lowenthal
Alan Lowenthal (born March 8, 1941 in New York City, New York) is a member of the California State Senate. Alan Lowenthal was elected to represent the 27th District of the California State Senate in November of 2004 following six years in the California State Assembly. The 27th Senate District includes the Los Angeles County communities of Avalon, Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood, Cerritos, Artesia, Bellflower, Downey, South Gate, Lynwood, Paramount, Hawaiian Gardens, … - Dean Florez
Dean Florez (born April 5, 1963 in Shafter, California) is a California State Senator. He has represented the 16th District since 2002. He was reelected to a second term on November 7, 2006. Florez was born and raised in the Central Valley. He was first elected to the State Assembly in 1998 and served two terms. His mostly rural district stretches across 300 miles anchored by the city of Bakersfield in the south and the city of Fresno at its northern tip. - Jack Scott
Jack Scott is an American politician. He currently serves as a California State Senator, representing the 21st district. - Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City Council, a post he had held since 1999. He had been Council President from July 2001 through December 31, 2005. His predecessor on the City Council, Richard Alarcón, … - Christine Kehoe
Christine T. Kehoe (born October 3, 1950 in Troy, New York) is a U.S. Democratic politician from San Diego, California. Kehoe was born 1950 in Troy, New York. She earned a BA from University at Albany, The State University of New York in 1977. She was editor of San Diego "Gayzette" during 1984-1986, coordinator of the San Diego AIDS Assistance Fund 1987-1988, executive director of the Hillcrest Business Association 1988-1989, and a city council aide during 1989-1992. - Liz Figueroa
Liz Figueroa is a Democratic politician. She served as a California State Senator, representing the 10th district. She ran for California Lieutenant Governor in the June 6th, 2006 California primary election, against fellow state senator Jackie Speier, and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. Figueroa won 18% of the vote, Speier won 39% while Garamendi won the primary with 42%. - Mark Wyland
Mark Bryan Wyland (born October 27, 1946 in Escondido, California) is a U.S. Republican politician from the state of California, who represents the 38th District in the California State Senate. Wyland grew up in Escondido, California, where he co-owned a family business. Wyland has a BA in international relations from Pomona College and an MA in political science from Columbia University. Before his election to the California State Assembly, … - Mike Thompson
C. Michael Thompson (born January 24, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing (map), which includes Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties as well as parts of Yolo and Sonoma Counties. He was born in St. Helena, California, was educated at California State University, Chico, served in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade United States Army, … - Roy Ashburn
Roy Ashburn (born March 21, 1954 in Long Beach, California) is the California State Senator representing the 18th District, which includes Kern, Tulare, Inyo and San Bernardino Counties. The Republican legislator, who was first elected to the Legislature's upper house in 2002, is currently serving his second four-year term. Sen. Ashburn previously worked as a California State Assemblyman for six years and a Kern County Supervisor for 12 years. Sen. - Jenny Oropeza
Jenny Oropeza is the California State Senator for the 28th district which includes the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance; the Los Angeles communities of Cheviot Hills, Del Aire, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Lennox, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Palms, Playa del Rey, Rancho Park, San Pedro, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Wilmington and Venice; and part of the city of Long Beach. - Mark Ridley-Thomas
Mark Ridley-Thomas (born 1954) is currently a member of the California State where he chairs the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee. He represents the 26th district which includes the communities of Vermont Knolls, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Hancock Park, Korean Town, Cheviot Hills, Los Feliz, Culver City and more. He previously served as the California State Assemblyman representing the 48th district from 2002 until 2006. - Dave Cox
Dave Cox (born February 20, 1938 in Holdenville, Oklahoma) is the California State Senator representing the 1st district. He is Vice-Chair of the Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance and the Senate Local Government Committees. Prior to being on the State Senate, he served on the California State Assembly representing the 5th district from 1998 to 2004. And before this, he served on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. - John Vasconcellos
John B. Vasconcellos (May 11, 1932 in San Jose, California) is an American politician from California and member of the Democratic Party. He represented the Silicon Valley as a member of the California State Assembly for 30 years and a California State Senator for 8 years. His lifelong interest in psychology led to his advocacy of the self-esteem movement in California politics. Vasconcellos comes from Portuguese and German roots. - Dennis Hollingsworth
Dennis Hollingsworth (born January 12, 1967 in Hemet, California) is a Republican politician from the state of California, currently serving in the California State Senate, representing District 36, northwest San Diego County and southwest Riverside County. He serves as the Senate's Assistant Republican Leader. Hollingsworth attended Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo and Cornell University where he studied Dairy Science, … - Bill Leonard
William R. Leonard (born 1947) is a Republican U.S. politician, who has been a member of the California State Board of Equalization since his election to the board in 2002. After earning his B.A. in history from the University of California, Irvine, Leonard worked in real estate and property management. - Ray Haynes
Raymond Neal Haynes, Jr. is a Republican politician from the state of California. After Haynes graduated from University of Southern California Law School, he moved to Moreno Valley and practiced law in Riverside. He stated a solo law practice in 1988. Haynes was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1992. He served in the California State Senate from 1994 to 2002, including as Senate Republican Whip. - Tom Harman
Thomas George Harman (born May 30, 1941 in Pasadena, California) is a U.S. politician, who is currently a Republican member of the California State Senate who had previously been a three-term member of the California State Assembly. Both seats represent portions of Orange County. Born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas as the second son of Jane and Norval "Doc" Harman, Tom Harman earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas State University in 1963. - Lou Correa
Luis Correa (born 1958) is a California Democratic Party politician. He is serving his first term as a member of the California State Senate, representing the 34th Senate District. The district includes the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Stanton and Westminster. He is a resident of Santa Ana, where he lives with his wife and four children. - Sam Aanestad
Sam Aanestad (born July 16, 1946 in Bismarck, North Dakota) is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was elected to the California State Legislature in 1998 to represent the 3rd Assembly District. In 2002, Aanestad was elected to the California State Senate. He is a Republican. Dr. Aanestad and his wife, Susan, have lived in the 4th Senate District since 1980 and have three adult children. Dr. Aanestad has practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery full-time in Grass Valley, … - Todd Spitzer
Todd Allan Spitzer (born November 26, 1960) is a California politician. A Republican, he currently represents the 71st district in the California State Assembly, serves in the Assembly Republican leadership as Chief Republican Whip, and is the dean of the Orange County Assembly Delegation. Born in Whittier, California, Spitzer earned his B.A. in English at University of California, Los Angeles in 1982, his Master of Public Policy at UC Berkeley in 1989, …
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