Roy Ashburn

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Roy Arthur Ashburn (born March 21, 1954 in Long Beach, California) is the California State Senator representing the 18th District, which includes Kern, Tulare, Inyo and San Bernardino Counties. The Republican legislator, who was first elected to the Legislature's upper house in 2002, is currently serving his second four-year term. Sen. Ashburn previously worked as a California State Assemblyman for six years and a Kern County Supervisor for 12 years.

Sen. Ashburn was appointed Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus within weeks of being sworn into office. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace Industry, Vice Chair of the Rules Committee and the Public Employees and Retirement Committee, and presides over the Appropriations, Government Modernization, Efficiency & Accountability, and Transportation & Housing committees.

Ashburn's work in the California Legislature has included:

Author of "Valley Fever Vaccine Legislation," provides funding to eradicate the deadly disease.
Author of "Welfare-to-Work Act of 1997," which reformed California's welfare system
Author of "ERAF Reform," a proposed measure that would force the state to return more local property tax dollars to cities and counties

Sen. Ashburn has a bachelors degree in Public Administration from California State University, Bakersfield and attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia. He is the father of four daughters, Shelley, Shannon, Stacy and Suzannah.

When asked by The Bakersfield Californian about his interest in being included in Wikipedia, Sen. Ashburn replied:

"I've gotten I don't know how many questionnaires for Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Politics and so on. I throw those in the trash. I'm just not interested in that."^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

^ Pollard, Vic. "WikiWorld", The Bakersfield Californian, 2006-02-26, pp. A1. Retrieved on 2006-03-28.

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Official Senate website

Preceded by Trice J. Harvey	California State Assemblyman 32nd District 1996 – 2002	Succeeded by Kevin McCarthy
Preceded by Jack O'Connell	California State Senator 18th District 2002 – present	Incumbent

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Current members of the California State Senate

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