Denise Moreno Ducheny has served in the California State Senate since November 5, 2002, representing the 40th District which includes portions of San Diego and Riverside Counties and all of Imperial County. Senator Ducheny chairs the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Select Committees on California-Mexico Cooperation and the Colorado River. She is a member of the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee and the Labor and Industrial Relations Committee. She is also Vice Chair of the Border Legislative Conference, a binational forum of state legislators from the 10 U.S.-Mexico Border states sponsored by the Council of State Governments.
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.