David Couch
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Current office
- Kern County Board of Supervisors, District 4 (since 2013)
- Occupation
- Kern County Supervisor
Background
- Served on the Bakersfield City Council from 1999 to 2013. source: tehachapinews.com
- Has served on the Kern County Board of Supervisors, District 4, since 2013; re-elected in 2018, 2020 and 2024. source: ballotpedia.org
- Is the only candidate on the November 2026 ballot for Assembly District 32, the seat held by Stan Ellis, who did not seek re-election. source: tehachapinews.com
In their own words
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- Oil and agricultural production, including making the county's oil-permit allowance under SB 237 permanent and statewide source: tehachapinews.com
- Criminal justice reform source: tehachapinews.com
- Commonsense regulatory reform for business source: tehachapinews.com
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