Gale Ann Norton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party,she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.
Thomas Miller McClintock II is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 5th congressional district since 2009. His district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the outer suburbs of Fresno;it includes Yosemite National Park. A member of the Republican Party,McClintock served as a California state assemblyman from 1982 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2000,when he became a California state senator,a position he held until 2008. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of California in the 2003 recall election and for lieutenant governor of California in the 2006 election.
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1983 to 1991 and as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the 29th mayor of San Diego from 1971 to 1983.
Howard Lawrence Berman is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the state's 26th congressional district until redistricting and the 28th congressional district—which both encompassed parts of the San Fernando Valley—for a combined 15 terms.
John Francis Seymour Jr. is an American retired politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1991 to 1992. A member of the Republican Party,he was appointed to continue Pete Wilson's term but lost the special election to finish it to Democratic nominee and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein. As of 2024,he is the most recent member of the Republican Party to serve as a U.S. senator from California and the last male or man to have served as a United States Senator from California for the Class 1 Senate seat. Seymour was also the last U.S. senator from Southern California until Alex Padilla took office on January 20,2021,replacing Kamala Harris when she was inaugurated as vice president of the United States.
John Bayard Taylor Campbell III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the California State Assembly (2000–2004) and California State Senate (2004–2005). In Congress,Campbell represented the state's 48th congressional district for four terms and 45th congressional district for one term. On June 27,2013,he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014.
Michael Balboni is a lawyer and politician from New York. He was a member of the State Assembly,the State Senate,and Deputy Secretary for Public Safety of the State of New York.
The California Republican Party (CAGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of California. The party is based in Sacramento and is led by chair Jessica Millan Patterson.
John Laird,an American politician,is the California State Senator for District 17,since 7 December 2020,and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Laird was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California legislature. Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors in 1983 when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz,California.
Arthur A. Torres is an American former politician who served as a member of the California State Legislature. He is the vice chair of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee,the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). CIRM,established in 2005 following the passage of Proposition 71,is charged with allocating US$3 billion to California universities and research institutions to support and advance stem cell research. He is a colon cancer survivor and serves on the Board as a patient advocate.
Milton Marks Jr. was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate,as both a Republican and a Democrat,representing San Francisco for 38 years.
Michael N. Villines is an American businessman and former California State Assemblyman,who served from 2004 to 2010 representing the 29th district. The 29th Assembly District includes Clovis,Fresno,Madera,Orange Cove,and Shaver Lake. He served as the Assembly's Minority Leader between 2006 and 2009.
Sharon Runner was an American politician. She was a Republican California State Senator,who represented the 21st Senate District at the time of her death,and previously represented the 17th Senate District from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008,representing the 36th district. She was the wife of California State Board of Equalization Member George Runner. From 2004 to 2008,then-Senator George Runner and then-Assemblywoman Sharon Runner were the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.
Anna Marie Caballero is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents the 14th State Senate district,which includes Merced,Madera and Fresno Counties and part of the Central Valley. She previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 30th Assembly District,encompassing the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys in the Central Coast,from 2016 to 2018 and the 28th Assembly District from 2006 to 2010.
Patrick Johnston is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1981 until 1991 and California State Senate from 1991 until 2000,primarily representing San Joaquin County.
James Wiley Nielsen is an American politician from California who served in the California State Senate for the 4th district. A member of the Republican Party,Nielsen served on the Yolo County Republican Committee before first winning election to the California State Senate in 1978. Nielsen served in the State Senate until 1990,in the State Assembly from 2009 to 2012,and returned to the State Senate following a 2013 special election.
John DiMaio is an American Republican Party politician,who was selected on February 21,2009 to fill the New Jersey General Assembly seat for the 23rd legislative district vacated by Marcia A. Karrow,after Karrow filled the vacancy for the New Jersey Senate in the same district. He has been co-chair of the Republican Conference,alongside Nancy Munoz,since January 14,2020. He was elected Minority Leader of the General Assembly after Jon Bramnick was elected to the State Senate.
Carmen Anthony Orechio was an American politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate and as Commissioner and Mayor of Nutley,New Jersey.
Kim Lee Ward is an American politician who served as acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and currently serves as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania. Following the resignation of Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman,Ward became acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania on January 3,2023,and served until January 17,2023. She is the first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She was succeeded by Austin Davis as Lieutenant Governor.
New Jersey's 23rd legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Hunterdon County municipalities of Alexandria Township,Bethlehem Township,Bloomsbury,Califon,Franklin Township,Glen Gardner,Hampton,Holland Township,Lebanon Township,Milford,Tewksbury Township and Union Township,the Somerset County municipalities of Bedminster Township,Bound Brook,Bridgewater Township,Manville,and Raritan.
