Bill Berryhill
Bill Berryhill is a former Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing District 26 from 2008 to 2012.
Biography
Berryhill's professional experience includes working as the president of Berryhill Orchards and owner/operator of BB Vineyards.
He is a member of the Allied Grape Growers Board, California Association of Wine Grape Growers, California Waterfowl Association, Ceres Chamber of Commerce, Ceres Lions Club, Ducks Unlimited, and the National Rifle Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Berryhill served on these committees:
- Agriculture Committee, California General Assembly
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly, Vice Chair
- Legislative Budget Committee, California Legislature
- Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California General Assembly
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Berryhill served on these committees:
- Budget Committee, California General Assembly
- Elections and Redistricting Committee, California General Assembly
- Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, California General Assembly
- Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly (Vice Chair)
- Select Committee on Ports
- Select Committee on Wine
Issues
Political Courage test
Berryhill did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Sponsored legislation
Berryhill's sponsored legislation includes:
- AB 670 - Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes
- AB 1356 - Elections: proof of identification
- AB 1517 - Special education: alternative dispute resolution
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Berryhill ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 5. He and Cathleen Galgiani (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Leroy Ornellas (R). Berryhill was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012 by Cathleen Galgiani (D).[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cathleen Galgiani |
50.5% | 142,425 | |
| Republican | Bill Berryhill | 49.5% | 139,502 | |
| Total Votes | 281,927 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Cathleen Galgiani |
40.7% | 52,148 | |
| Republican | Bill Berryhill |
35.8% | 45,819 | |
| Republican | Leroy Ornellas | 23.5% | 30,109 | |
| Total Votes | 128,076 | |||
2010
Berryhill won re-election to the 26th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the June 8 primary. He advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Democrat Tim Weintz, Sr. in the November 2 general election.[6]
| California State Assembly, District 26 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bill Berryhill (R)
|
64,625 | |||
| Tim Weintz, Sr. (D) | 41,775 | |||
2008
In 2008, Berryhill was elected to the California State Assembly District 26. Berryhill (R) finished with 70,620 votes while his opponent John Eisenhunt (D) finished with 65,940 votes.[7] Berryhill raised $1,039,464 for his campaign fund.[8]
| California State Assembly District 26 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bill Berryhill (R)
|
70,620 | |||
| John Eisenhunt (D) | 65,940 | |||
Campaign themes
2012
Berryhill's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]
- Budget
- Excerpt: "California is suffering from a legislature that has little interest in acting fiscally responsible. Our budget and laws create a structural deficit that works against the people of California and fail to provide accountability to taxpayers."
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Californians shoulder the highest personal income tax burden in the country. And yet our state teeters on the brink of financial collapse. The liberal tax and spend crowd in Sacramento needs to understand that no society has ever taxed its way to prosperity."
- Agriculture
- Excerpt: "Farming and agriculture are in my blood. I was raised on a farm and have made my living growing grapes for more than thirty years. I know what it takes to make a living in the San Joaquin Valley."
- Water
- Excerpt: "Water is a precious resource that brings billions of dollars of business to California. Farms, ranches and our communities are dependent on water, and the policies that manage it, to bring prosperity."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I have been privileged to serve nine years as a Trustee on the Ceres Unified School Board. In that time I discovered that improving learning doesn’t happen by increasing salaries or with cumbersome state mandates, but by finding common sense solutions that serve children and families."
Campaign finance summary
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Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[10][11]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Berryhill ranked as an 11.[12]
Personal
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Berryhill and his wife, Triana, have three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Bill + Berryhill + California + Legislature
See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly
- California Assembly Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Campaign website
- Official website of Bill Berryhill
- Legislative profile of Bill Berryhill on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Bill Berryhill on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Campaign funds," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 26 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Connie Conway (R) |
