Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County,California,United States,part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 346,824,making it the most populous city in Orange County,the tenth-most populous city in California,and the 55th-most populous city in the United States. Anaheim is the 2nd largest city in Orange County in terms of land area,and is known for being the home of the Disneyland Resort,the Anaheim Convention Center,and two major league sports teams:the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Richard Joseph Riordan was an American businessman,investor,military commander,philanthropist,and politician. A decorated Korean War veteran and a member of the Republican Party,Riordan served as the 39th mayor of Los Angeles from 1993 to 2001;as of 2023,he remains the last Republican to hold that office. He ran for governor in the 2002 California gubernatorial election,losing the Republican primary. After politics,he resumed his business career,specializing in private equity.
Thomas John Umberg is an American politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represents the 34th district,which encompasses parts of northern Orange County and a small portion of Long Beach. Previously,he served in the California State Assembly,representing the 69th District. He is a partner at Umberg Zipser LLP in Orange County.
Doris Jean Allen was an American politician from California. Allen served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1995,representing part of Orange County,and as speaker of that body from June 5 to September 14,1995,before being recalled from office. Allen was the first woman to be elected to that office.
The 2001 election for Mayor of Los Angeles took place on April 10,2001,with a run-off election on June 5,2001. Incumbent mayor Richard Riordan was prevented from running for a third term because of term limits. In the election to replace him,then-City Attorney James Hahn defeated Antonio Villaraigosa,the former speaker of the California State Assembly.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served two terms as Mayor of Irvine,California. In 1998,he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
Jose Luis Correa is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 46th congressional district since 2017. His district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana,as well as parts of Orange. A member of the Democratic Party,Correa represented the 34th district in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2014.
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign,a member of President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board,and chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Richard Katz is an American former politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Katz served in the California State Assembly for the 39th district from 1980 until 1996. Katz was Minority Leader of the Assembly between 1995 and 1996 being the most recent Democrat to hold the office,as Democrats have held a majority since 1996. As democratic leader he lead the effort to take back the house in California. He also ran in the 1993 Los Angeles mayoral election,with James Carville serving as a consultant for his campaign. He still has an extremely active role in political consulting throughout California.
Chris Norby is an American politician and educator. He served on the Fullerton City Council (1984–2002) including three years as mayor,on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (2003–2010),on the California State Assembly (2010–2012).
The 2001 United States elections were held on November 6 of that year. The 2001 recession was a dominant issue throughout the year as well as the September 11 attacks and subsequent war on terror.
Tom Daly(born July 26,1954) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 69th Assembly District,which encompassed central Orange County,including the cities of Santa Ana,Anaheim,Garden Grove,and Orange.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,with a primary election on June 3,2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California,one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election.
The 1995–1996 session was a former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 5,1994 and adjourned sine die on November 30,1996.
Bill Brough is an American politician who served three terms in the California State Assembly. A Republican,he represented the 73rd district,encompassing southern Orange County. Prior to being elected to the state legislature,he was a Dana Point City Councilman. Previously,Brough served as chief of staff to California State Assemblywoman Diane Harkey,White House liaison at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the George W. Bush administration,and aide to former congressman Christopher Cox. In 2016,he founded the California Legislative Irish Caucus.
The 2018 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of California,concurrently with elections for the rest of California's executive branch,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Brown was ineligible to run for re-election for a third consecutive term due to term limits from the Constitution of California. The race was between the incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and businessman John H. Cox,a Republican,who qualified for the general election after placing first and second in the June 5,2018,primary election.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
Harish "Harry" Singh Sidhu is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 46th mayor of Anaheim,California,winning the office in the 2018 election. He was the first person of color and the first Sikh to serve as mayor of Anaheim. He is a former member of the Anaheim City Council and the former Mayor pro tempore of Anaheim.
Tom Mays is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 58th district from 1990 to 1992. He was previously the mayor of Huntington Beach,California.
The 2024 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election being held on March 5,2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2024 California elections.
