Wesley Chesbro

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Wesley Chesbro
California State Assembly District 1
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Legislator
Website	Official website

Wesley Chesbro is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing the 1st District since 2008.

Board Member, California Integrated Waste Management Board Founder/Director, Arcata Community Recycling Center, 1971-1972.

Chesbro previously served in the California State Senate from 1998-2006, was a County Supervisor in Humboldt County from 1980-1990, and was on the Arcata City Council from 1974-1980.^[1]

Issue positions

Chesbro's answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities he responded:

• "Strengthening and supporting the Public Education System"
• "Providing accessible and timely health care services and public health protection for all the people of the district"
• "Protecting and restoring the natural resources and strengthening the environmental protection for workers and families throughout California"^[2]

Committee membership

• Budget Committee, California General Assembly
• Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee, California Legislature
• Governmental Organization Committee, California General Assembly
• Natural Resources Committee, California General Assembly
• Select Committee on Wine

Sponsored legislation

Chesbro's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 648 - Rural hospitals: physician services
• AB 683 - Local educational agencies: program improvement
• AB 754 - Medi-Cal: mental health plans

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Major donors

Below are Chesbro's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[3]

Contributor	2008 total
CA State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
CA Teachers Assoc	$14,400
AFSCME California	$9,600
Operating Engineers Local 3	$9,100
CA State Council of Laborers	$8,200

External links

• Official website of Wesley Chesbro
• Biographical profile of Wesley Chesbro on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000

References

v • d • e Current members of the California State Assembly House Speaker: Karen Bass (D) • House Majority Leader: Alberto Torrico (D) • House Minority Leader: Michael Villines (R)     Wesley Chesbro (D) Jim Nielsen (R) Dan Logue (R) Ted Gaines (R) Roger Niello (R) Jared Huffman (D) Noreen Evans (D) Mariko Yamada (D) Dave Jones (D) Alyson Huber (D) Tom Torlakson (D) Fiona Ma (D) Tom Ammiano (D) Nancy Skinner (D) Joan Buchanan (D) Sandré Swanson (D) Cathleen Galgiani (D) Mary Hayashi (D) Gerald Hill (D) Alberto Torrico (D) Ira Ruskin (D) Paul Fong (D) Joe Coto (D) James Beall Jr. (D) Tom Berryhill (R) Bill Berryhill (R) Bill Monning (D) Anna Caballero (D) Michael Villines (R) Danny Gilmore (R) Juan Arambula (I) Jean Fuller (R) Sam Blakeslee (R) Connie Conway (R) Pedro Nava (D) Stephen Knight (R) Audra Strickland (R) Cameron Smyth (R) Felipe Fuentes (D) Bob Blumenfield (D) Julia Brownley (D) Mike Feuer (D) Paul Krekorian (D) Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) Kevin de Leon (D) John Perez (D) Karen Bass (D) Mike Davis (D) Mike Eng (D) Hector De La Torre (D) Steve Bradford (D) Isadore Hall, III (D) Ted Lieu (D) Bonnie Lowenthal (D) Warren Furutani (D) Tony Mendoza (D) Edward Hernandez (D) Charles Calderon (D) Anthony Adams (R) Curt Hagman (R) Norma Torres (D) Wilmer Carter (D) William Emmerson (R) Brian Nestande (R) Paul Cook (R) Kevin Jeffries (R) Jim Silva (R) Van Tran (R) Jose Solorio (D) Charles DeVore (R) Jeff Miller (R) Vacant  Diane Harkey (R) Martin Garrick (R) Nathan Fletcher (R) Lori Saldana (D) Joel Anderson (R) Martin Block (D) Mary Salas (D) Manuel Perez (D) Democratic (50) • Republican (28) • Independent (1) • Vacant (1) • California State Assembly • California State Senate

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