Amasa Leland Stanford was an American attorney,industrialist,philanthropist,and Republican Party politician from California. He served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1885 until his death in 1893. He and his wife Jane founded Stanford University,named after their late son.
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature,the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes,along with the State Senate,at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
Charles S. "Chuck" DeVore is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010 when he lived in Irvine and represented the 70th District,which includes portions of Orange County. DeVore was Vice Chair of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee as well as Vice Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee. He also served on the Budget Committee and was a member of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. After losing a 2010 bid for Republican nomination for the United States Senate,in 2011 DeVore moved to Texas to work for the Texas Public Policy Foundation where he is now Vice President for National Initiatives.
David E. Cox was an American politician from Holdenville,Oklahoma. A Republican,he served as a California State Senator,representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010,and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure,including three years as Assembly Republican Leader.
The Big Five is an informal institution of California state government,consisting of the governor,the Assembly speaker,the Assembly minority leader,the Senate president pro tempore,and the Senate minority leader. Historically,members of the Big Five met in private to negotiate California's state government budget. These meetings were held under governors George Deukmejian,Pete Wilson,Gray Davis,and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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,the first Latina to lead the party.
Diane Lynn Harkey is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Board of Equalization,representing its fourth district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was previously elected to the Dana Point City Council (2004–2008),including a stint as Mayor of Dana Point (2007–2008),as well as the California State Assembly (2008–2014). She was a Republican candidate for California's 49th congressional district seat in the 2018 election,losing to Democrat Mike Levin.
William Emmerson is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District,having been elected in a June 8,2010,special election and sworn into office the next day. Preceding his tenure in the State Senate,Emmerson served as California State Assemblyman from the District 63 representing the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino,having been first elected in November 2004.
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.
Bruce Kenneth Nestande was an American politician who served as a Republican California State Assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor.
Barry Dion Keene is an American politician.
Daniel Russell Logue was a Republican assemblyman who represented California's 3rd State Assembly district. He was first elected in November 2008. Prior to serving in the Assembly,Logue served as a Yuba County Supervisor.
Jeffrey Frederick Gorell,a Republican politician from California,is currently a member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors,having been elected to the County Board,2nd District,in 2022. In 2010,Gorell was elected to the State Legislature to serve as Assembly Member for the 37th Assembly District in California,representing most of Ventura County. After the decennial redistricting in 2011,Gorell was re-elected to represent the new 44th Assembly District and served as Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee. In 2014,Gorell was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 26th congressional district. Gorell is also the former Deputy Mayor of the City of Los Angeles for Homeland Security and Public Safety. Gorell,a Navy Reserve officer,is notable for being the first California legislator called to active duty since World War II. During his deployment,fourteen bills were sponsored in his name.
Lezlee Jean Westine is an American political advisor and attorney serving as the president and chief executive of Personal Care Products Council and a former Republican operative who worked for President George W. Bush.
George Wallace Milias was a Republican California State Assemblyman,who represented the 22nd Assembly District from 1963 to 1971.
Steve Fox is an American politician and former member of the California State Assembly. A Democrat,Fox represented the 36th district,encompassing much of the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley,as well as small portions of Kern County and San Bernardino County. Prior to being elected to the state Assembly,he worked as a public school teacher,an attorney,and trustee of Antelope Valley College. Fox formerly served as a governing board member of the Antelope Valley Hospital. Fox ran for Assembly in 2008 as a Republican and lost the Republican primary to Steve Knight,who went on to win the general election. Fox later switched his political affiliation and became a Democrat.
Thomas Bard McFarland was a miner,politician and judge in the U.S. state of California. He served as a state assemblyman,Superior Court judge,and associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.
James M. "Jamie" Gallagher is a Republican American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He represents the Assembly District #3,located in the northern Sacramento Valley. As of February 8,2022,he was voted by the Assembly Republican Caucus as the Minority Leader of the California State Assembly.
William Harold Dodd is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the northern San Francisco Bay Area and Delta region.
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.
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