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Anthony Cannella
California State Senate District 12
Incumbent
In office
December 6, 2010-Present
Term ends
December 16, 2014
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$95,290.56/year
Per diem	$141.86/day for each day in session
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	2 terms
Education
Bachelor's	University of California, Davis
Personal
Profession	Small Business Owner
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Anthony Cannella (b. 1969) is a Republican member of the California State Senate. He was first elected in 2010.

Cannella served on the Planning Commission of the City of Ceres for four years. He also served on the Ceres City Council from 2003 to 2005. He has served as Mayor of the City of Ceres since 2005.

Cannella graduated from the University of California at Davis with a BS in Civil Engineering.

Cannella is a licensed Civil Engineer. He has also been owner of a small business since 1997.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cannella has been appointed to these committees:

Standing state senate committees:

• Agriculture, Chair
• Veterans Affairs, Vice Chair
• Governmental Organization
• Natural Resources and Water

Standing joint legislative committees:

• Arts Committee, California Legislature
• Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California Legislature
• Rules Committee, California Legislature

Elections

2010

See also: California State Senate elections, 2010

Cannella defeated Anna Caballero in the November 2 general election.^[1]

California State Senate, District 12 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Anthony Cannella (R)		92,270
Anna Caballero (D)		86,963

Campaign themes

Cannella's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Supporting Agriculture

Excerpt: "Misguided water policies, unprecedented regulations, and excessive taxation have damaged California’s agricultural economy."

• Creating Better Paying Jobs

Excerpt: "In the Senate, he will continue his efforts to improve the local business climate so businesses can grow and create new job opportunities. He will protect employers from countless regulatory hurdles that keep them from hiring more of our people."

• Making Neighborhoods Safer

Excerpt: "As Mayor, Anthony made public safety his highest priority. Anthony beefed up firefighting efforts and helped save lives and property by lowering response times by emergency responders."

• Water

Excerpt: "As Mayor, Anthony worked with staff to ensure the City had reliable water supplies and a better delivery system. He made well development and well rehabilitation a top priority."

• Improving Educational Opportunities

Excerpt: "As Mayor, Anthony has worked closely with school officials to keep students safe and lower the dropout rate."

• Demand Fiscal Responsibility

Excerpt: "As Mayor, Anthony took a budget that was $2 million in the red and balanced it. He made cuts by reviewing the budget on a line-by-line basis."

• Fighting for our District

Excerpt: "Anthony Cannella knows that Los Angeles and San Francisco get an unfair share of the state’s budget and that inequity hurts everyone of us."

• Oppose Higher Taxes

Excerpt: "Hard working Californians can’t afford higher taxes and the state’s economy can’t afford another round of job-killing tax hikes."

• Health Care

Excerpt: "Anthony will push to expand health care options for employees by allowing them to purchase health insurance through a licensed provider."^[2]

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Cannella raised $2,177,529 in contributions. ^[3]

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
California Republican Party	$1,120,408
Republican Party Of Stanislaus County	$174,000
Republican Party Of Tulare County	$29,000
California Building Industry Association	$11,700

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Personal

Cannella and his wife, Julie, have four children.

External links

• Anthony Cannella's campaign website
• Senate website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jeff Denham	California State Senate District 12 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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