Jeff Gonzalez
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.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- California State Assemblymember, District 36 (since December 2024)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- Indio
Background
- Served about two decades in the U.S. Marine Corps, with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security and emergency management and an M.S. in organizational leadership from National University. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served as a pastor at Southwest Church in Indian Wells and Saddleback Church. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Ran for the 56th Assembly District in 2018; won the 36th District in 2024 and took office December 2, 2024. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Lives in Indio. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Bipartisan leadership and public safety source: nbcpalmsprings.com
- Protect in-home supportive services for families caring for loved ones with disabilities source: nbcpalmsprings.com
- Veterans, the disability community and rural communities source: ivpressonline.com
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