Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
Mark Leno is an American politician who served in the California State Senate until November 2016. A Democrat,he represented the 11th Senate district,which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. Before the 2010 redistricting,he represented the 3rd Senate district.
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.
Juan Arambula is a former California State Assemblyman. He represented the 31st district. Arambula was elected to the Assembly in 2004. While Arambula had announced that he would retire in 2008,he ran again that year and won his final term. He was a Democrat until June 2009,when he became an independent. He was term limited in 2010.
Michael Dobbins Duvall is a Republican politician and a former member of the California State Assembly. Duvall was first elected as the Assemblyman for California's 72nd District in 2006,and was re-elected in 2008. During his time in the Assembly,he served as the vice chairman of the Utilities &Commerce Committee. Prior to his service in the Assembly,he served on the Yorba Linda City Council from 2000 to 2006,was a mayor of Yorba Linda,and owned an insurance agency.
Lois Wolk is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay.
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.
Roger Eugene Dickinson is an American attorney and former Democratic member of the California State Assembly,serving the 7th district. Before that he was a Sacramento County supervisor. Dickinson was first elected to the board in a special election in January 1994.
Kevin M. McCarty is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 6th Assembly District,which encompasses a portion of the Sacramento metropolitan area,including most of the city of Sacramento.
Jeffrey Michael Miller is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. A small business owner,he served 8 years as both the Mayor and a City Councilman in the City of Corona.
Philip Yu-Li Ting is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 19th Assembly District,which encompasses western San Francisco and northwestern San Mateo County. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012,he was the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco.
Kristin Olsen is an American business owner and politician. She served on the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from 2017 to 2021. From 2010 to 2016 she served in the California State Assembly representing the 12th district and serving as the Assembly Minority Leader. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly,she was a member of the Modesto City Council. Olsen is a Republican and lives in Riverbank.
Brian W. Jones is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Republican,he represents the 40th State Senatorial district,encompassing most of inland San Diego County. He previously served in the California State Assembly,representing the 71st district,also encompassing most of inland San Diego County. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he was a member of the Santee City Council.
James L. Frazier Jr. is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who previously represented the 11th Assembly District,which encompasses Solano County,eastern Contra Costa County,and a portion of rural Sacramento County.
Jay Phillip Obernolte is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 23rd district since 2021,when it was numbered as the 8th district. A Republican,he was previously a member of the California State Assembly representing the 33rd district. Before serving in the Assembly,Obernolte served on the city council and was the mayor of Big Bear Lake,California. He is the owner,president,and technical director of FarSight Studios,an American video game developer.
Chad Jeffrey Mayes is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He was an independent representing the 42nd district,encompassing parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly,he was a Yucca Valley Town Councilman.
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.
Kevin Patrick Kiley is an American politician,attorney,and former educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022. Kiley was a candidate to replace California governor Gavin Newsom in the voter-initiated recall election on September 14,2021.
Kevin Byrne is an American politician serving as the 6th County Executive of Putnam County,NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.
Douglas M. Smith is an American legislator serving as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district since 2018.
