Milton Slocum Latham was an American politician,who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history,lasting for five days between January 9 and January 14,1860. A Lecompton Democrat,Latham resigned from office after being elected by the state legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Van Thai Tran is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California,formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in U.S. history until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in December 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did,making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.
Robert Dale Dutton was an American politician of the Republican Party. After serving two years as a State Assemblyman for the 63rd district,from 2002 to 2004,Dutton served as a State Senator representing the 31st district from 2004 to 2012,and was the state senate's minority leader from 2010 to 2012. He made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. In 2014,he was elected as Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk of San Bernardino County and re-elected in 2018,holding the position until his death.
Roy Arthur Ashburn is an American politician from Kern County,California. A Republican,he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors. He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015,after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.
Edward Moore Gaines is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the California Board of Equalization for the 1st district. He previously served as a California State Senator,representing the 1st Senate district from 2011 to 2019.
Sharon Yvonne 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.
Jerome Edgar Horton is an American accountant and politician who was a member of the California Board of Equalization from the 3rd district from October 5,2009 to January 7,2019. He previously served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 until 2006.
California is a Democratic stronghold and considered to be one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside New York and Illinois. Originally a swing state following statehood,California began regularly supporting Republicans by large margins for the first half of the 20th century,with Herbert Hoover calling the state home. This changed with the passing of Civil Rights laws by Democrats in the 1960s and the subsequent rightward shift of the Republican Party. Still,the party remained competitive with Democratic candidates until 1992. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan elected president carrying and residing in the state. This changed in 1992 amidst a struggling economy,when California flipped from Republican to elect Bill Clinton President. Republicans still won statewide contests in the state until the late 2000s,with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor as part of a recall effort.
George C. Runner Jr. is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization,the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican,he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.
Bruce Kenneth Nestande was an American politician who served as a Republican California State Assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor.
Kenneth W. Maddox,also known as Ken Lopez-Maddox, is a former California State Assemblyman who served from 1998 until 2004,representing part of Orange County. After this term,he entered a State Senate primary,but was defeated by his opponent.
The 2002 California State Controller election was on November 5,2002. The primary elections took place on March 5,2002. Businessman Steve Westly,the Democratic nominee,narrowly defeated the Republican nominee,Senator Tom McClintock,for the office previously held by Kathleen Connell,who was term-limited.
The 2009–2010 session was a meeting of the California State Legislature.
Barbara Alby was an American politician who lived in Fair Oaks,California and was a member of the Republican Party.
The 2011–2012 session was a session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 6,2010,and adjourned sine die on November 30,2012.
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.
The 2016 United States Senate election in California was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Attorney General of California. The 2014 election winner Kamala Harris was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate election;incumbent Democratic Attorney General,Xavier Becerra won election to a full term.
The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election was held on June 5,2018,to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California,the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead,the officially nonpartisan position is elected via a general election,with a runoff held on November 6,2018,because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
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