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Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, was elected to the California State Assembly in 2004 to represent the 33rd Assembly District, which includes the coastal communities of Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Atascadero, Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, and Guadalupe. He was re-elected by overwhelming margins in 2006 and 2008.

Connie Conway was elected to the California Assembly on Nov. 4, 2008 and began her first two-year term on Dec. 1, 2008.

Assemblymember Joe Coto (D-San Jose) is currently serving his third term in the California Assembly. His agenda in the Legislature continues to focus on making California’s schools the best in the nation. He is also striving to ensure that all of California’s children have health insurance and are provided with the ability to experience the American dream. This dream includes going to college, securing a good paying job, and owning a home.

Mike Feuer was elected to represent California’s 42nd Assembly District in 2006. The chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and the Assembly Committee to Improve State Government, Mike has emerged as a leader on many of the most significant issues confronting California: improving state and regional transportation; reforming public education and the structure of state government; diminishing the health threat posed by toxics; confronting California’s water crisis; combating dangers posed by gun violence and drunk driving; and fighting for equal civil rights.

Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) is serving his third term representing the 9th District (Sacramento) in the California State Assembly. Jones is the new Chair of the Assembly Health Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Judiciary (formerly Chair), and the Accountability & Administrative Review Committees.

Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez was elected in November 2008 to represent the 80th Assembly District, comprising the communities of Blythe, Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, and Westmorland.

Assemblyman Jim Silva is a life-long resident of Orange County and was elected to the California State Legislature in 2006. He represents the 67th district, which includes the cities of Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Cypress, La Palma and Los Alamitos. The district also includes portions of Stanton, Westminster, Garden Grove and Anaheim along with unincorporated areas of Rossmoor and Sunset Beach.

Jose Solorio, the humble son of migrant farm workers, is the California State Assembly's representative from Central Orange County, including the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. His election in November 2006 and re-election in 2008 is the culmination of a lifetime of overcoming odds and striving to achieve.

Assemblymember Sandré Swanson proudly represents the vibrant East Bay communities of Oakland, Alameda, and Piedmont. An area native with deep ties to the community, Mr. Swanson was elected to his first term in the California State Assembly in 2006.

Assemblymember Norma Torres was elected in November 2008 to represent the 61st District of Pomona, Ontario, Montclair and Chino.