Charles Michael Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 4th congressional district since 1999. The district,in the outer northern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area,includes all of Napa County and parts of Contra Costa,Lake,Solano,Yolo and Sonoma counties. Thompson chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Lynn Carol Woolsey is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2013. She was a member of the Democratic Party and represented California's 6th congressional district.
Lois Ragnhild Capps is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district from 1998 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district,numbered as the 22nd District from 1998 to 2003 and the 23rd from 2003 to 2013,includes all of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and a portion of Ventura County.
Edward Espenett Case is an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Since 2019,he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district,which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd district,which covers the rest of the state,from 2002 to 2007.
Frank Duncan Riggs was an American U.S. army veteran,law enforcement officer,charter school executive,and Republican politician from the states of California and Arizona. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1990s.
A U.S. National Marine Sanctuary is a zone within United States waters where the marine environment enjoys special protection. The program was established in 1972 by the Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act and is currently administered by the National Ocean Service through the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA).
The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary protects the wildlife,habitats,and cultural resources of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world,an area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central California coast. The waters within Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary are part of a nationally significant marine ecosystem,and support an abundance of life,including many threatened or endangered species.
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a federally protected marine area offshore of California's Big Sur and central coast in the United States. It is the largest US national marine sanctuary and has a shoreline length of 276 miles (444 km) stretching from just north of the Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco to Cambria in San Luis Obispo County. Supporting one of the world's most diverse marine ecosystems,it is home to numerous mammals,seabirds,fishes,invertebrates and plants in a remarkably productive coastal environment. The MBNMS was established in 1992 for the purpose of resource protection,research,education,and public use.
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary located off the coast of California. It protects an area of 1,286 sq mi (3,331 km2) of marine wildlife. The administrative center of the sanctuary is on an offshore granite outcrop 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) by 9.5 sq mi (25 km2),located on the continental shelf off of California. The outcrop is,at its closest,6 mi (10 km) from the sanctuary itself.
The California State Coastal Conservancy is a non-regulatory state agency in California established in 1976 to enhance coastal resources and public access to the coast. The CSCC is a department of the California Natural Resources Agency. The agency's work is conducted along the entirety of the California coast,including the interior San Francisco Bay and is responsible for the planning and coordination of federal land sales to acquire into state land as well as award grant funding for improvement projects. The Board of Directors for the agency is made up of seven members who are appointed by the Governor of California and approved by the California Legislature,members of the California State Assembly and California State Senate engage and provide oversight within their legislative capacity.
The 1854–55 United States House of Representatives elections were held in 31 states for all 234 seats between August 4,1854,and November 6,1855,during President Franklin Pierce's term. Each state legislature separately set a date to elect representatives to the House of Representatives before the 34th Congress convened its first session on December 3,1855.
The Golden Gate Biosphere Network is a voluntary coalition of federal,state,and local government agencies,nonprofit organizations,universities,and private partners within the Golden Gate Biosphere region. The Network works towards protecting the biosphere region's biodiversity and conserving its natural resources to maintain the quality of life for people within the region. The Network has been part of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme since 1988 and is part of the US Biosphere Network and EuroMAB. It is recognized by UNESCO due to the significant biodiversity of the region,as well as the Network's efforts to demonstrate and promote a balanced relationship between humans and the biosphere.
Julia Andrews Brownley is an American businesswoman and politician who has been the United States representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. Before her political career,she worked in marketing and sales.
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district,a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River,as well as all of Yamhill,Columbia,Clatsop,and Washington counties.
Donald Holst Clausen was an American businessman,World War II veteran,and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
According to the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD),in the state of California,United States,there are over 14,000 inventoried protected areas administered by public agencies and non-profits. In addition,there are private conservation areas and other easements. They include almost one-third of California's scenic coastline,including coastal wetlands,estuaries,beaches,and dune systems. The California State Parks system alone has 270 units and covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km2),with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline,625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage,nearly 18,000 campsites,and 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of hiking,biking,and equestrian trails.
The United States House of Representatives elections in California,1990 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives,which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6,1990. Democrats won one Republican-held seat while Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008,Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sablan is the only Chamorro member of Congress.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the governor of Oregon and a United States senator. Primary elections were held on May 20,2014.
Michael Ted Levin is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of northern coastal San Diego County,as well as part of southern Orange County.
