San Bernardino County,officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County,is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California,and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,the population was 2,181,654,making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.
Xavier Becerra is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services,a position he has held since March 2021. He is the first Latino to hold this position in history. Becerra previously served as the attorney general of California from January 2017 until March 2021. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Downtown Los Angeles in Congress from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Becerra was chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017.
JoséAntonio Romualdo Pacheco was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican,he is best known as the only Hispanic person to serve as Governor of California since the American Conquest of California,and as the first Latino to represent a state in the U.S. Congress. Pacheco was elected and appointed to various state,federal,and diplomatic offices throughout his more than thirty-year career,including serving as a California State Treasurer,California State Senator,and three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Abel O. Maldonado Jr. is an American politician who served as the 48th lieutenant governor of California from April 27,2010 to January 10,2011. As of 2024,Maldonado is the last member of the Republican Party to serve as Lieutenant Governor of California.
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.
Joel Anderson is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A Republican,he is a former California state senator,assemblyperson,and board member of a municipal water district. During his time in the Legislature,Anderson served on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as California state chair.
Ricardo Lara is an American politician who is currently serving as the 8th Insurance Commissioner of California. Lara was elected during the 2018 election,defeating former California insurance commissioner Steve Poizner.
Howard Wayne was an American politician who was the Vice Chair,Central Area of the San Diego County Democratic Party. Previously,he served as Democratic politician in the California State Assembly from 1996 until 2002,representing California's 78th State Assembly district.
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 2,418,185,making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the United States. The name was derived from the city of Riverside,which is the county seat.
Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. is an American murderer and rapist who has been convicted of sexual molestation with force of a minor,two counts of first-degree rape with force,and the first degree murder of a teen girl in Riverside,California.
Jurupa Valley is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County,California,United States. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county,Rancho Jurupa. The Rancho was initially an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel,then a Mexican land grant in 1838. The name is derived from a Native American village that existed in the area prior to the arrival of Europeans.
Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013,representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and the 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Takano became the first gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office.
Marc Steinorth is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. A Republican,he represented the 40th Assembly District,encompassing the San Bernardino County communities of Highland,Loma Linda,Redlands,and parts of both Rancho Cucamonga and the city of San Bernardino. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly,he was a Rancho Cucamonga City Councilmember.
Sabrina Cervantes is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 58th Assembly district,which encompasses the northwestern Riverside County city of Jurupa Valley and portions of the cities of Corona,Eastvale,and Riverside,as well as the San Bernardino County city of Grand Terrace.
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.
The 2020 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election scheduled for March 3,2020. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
Carlos Villapudua is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,he represents the 13th Assembly District,which encompasses western San Joaquin County,including the city of Stockton.
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.
Bilal Ali "Bill" Essayli is an American lawyer and politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is the first Muslim elected to the California State Assembly. A Republican,he represents California's 63rd State Assembly district,which includes Canyon Lake,Corona,Eastvale,Lake Elsinore,Menifee,Norco,Riverside,Temescal Valley,and Woodcrest.
