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About this office
State senators introduce and vote on new laws, hold hearings, approve appointments to state agencies, and approve the state budget. They are elected to four-year terms.
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My Top 3 Priorities
Building more affordable housing
Implementing solutions to homelessness
Responding to the crisis emergency and its impacts
Experience
Experience
Profession:California State Senate President pro Tempore
Senator, District 39; President pro Tempore 2018 - present, California State Senate — Elected position (2016–current)
Assemblymember, 76th District (2010-12) and 78th District (2012-16); S, California State Assembly — Elected position (2010–2016)
Councilmember, District 3 (Acting Mayor 2005), San Diego City Council — Elected position (2000–2008)
Education
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University — Senior Executive Program (1985)
Emory and Henry College — Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (1984)
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