Brian Setencich | |
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60th Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
In office September 14, 1995 –January 4, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Doris Allen |
Succeeded by | Curt Pringle |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 30th district | |
In office December 5,1994 –November 30,1996 | |
Preceded by | Jim Costa |
Succeeded by | Robert Prenter |
Member of the Fresno City Council from District 1 | |
In office 1991–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Setencich March 29,1962 Fresno,California |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kimberly Setencich |
Education | California State University,Bakersfield |
Brian Setencich (born March 29,1962) [1] served in the California Assembly for one term from 1994 to 1996 and as Speaker of that body from September 14,1995,to January 4,1996. Setencich,a Republican,was the first freshman legislator to serve as Speaker of the Assembly in more than a century. He was previously a city councilman in Fresno and played professional basketball in Europe. [2]
Setencich was born in Fresno,California where he attended local public schools and played basketball for his high school team. After playing collegiately at Cal State-Bakersfield,Setencich went on to play professional basketball in Europe prior to starting his political career. For much of his adult life he has made a home in California residing primarily in Sacramento and San Francisco.
Setencich is an alumnus of Fresno High School in Fresno,California and California State University Bakersfield in Bakersfield,California. He played collegiate basketball for the University of San Diego,where he earned the WCC Scholar-Athlete Award for 1982–83, [3] and went on to play for Cal State Bakersfield's Roadrunners men's basketball team,where he placed on that university's All-Time Roster for 1984 and 1985. [4]
Fresno City Councilman
Setencich began his political career as a Fresno City Councilmember from 1991 to 1994 representing District 1 (west-central Fresno). [5] Though a political unknown at the time,he managed to raise over $200,000 to upset incumbent and win the election. He was the first Fresno City Councilmember to successfully run for higher office.
1994 California Assembly
Setencich was elected to the California State Assembly in 1994 as a Republican representing the 30th Assembly District, encompassing the extreme southern San Francisco Bay Area, inland Monterey Bay Area, and parts of the northern Central Coast. The district is defined by major agricultural areas such as the Pajaro Valley and the Salinas Valley. He served as a member of the California Assembly's Higher Education Committee, as well as the Water, Parks & Wildlife and Banking and Finance Committees.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Setencich | 35,940 | 52.21 | |
Democratic | Bryn Batrich | 32,901 | 47.79 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,180 | 8.24 | ||
Total votes | 75,021 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Speaker of the California Assembly
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1996 Re-election Campaign Run Setencich ran for re-election as an incumbent, but lost. In the primary election of 1996, Setencich was defeated for renomination by Republican Robert Prenter who defeated Setencich again in November when Setencich ran as a write-in candidate. [6]
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