Bill Monning

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Bill Monning
California State Assembly District 27
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Lawyer/Professor
Website	Official website

Bill Monning is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing the 27th District since 2008.

Monning currently works as Director/Distinguished Professor of Law, Mandell-Gisnet Center for Conflict Management, Monterey College of Law, and Professor of International Negotiation & Conflict Resolution, Monterey Institute of International Studies. He had his own private law practice from 1982-87 and 1991-93.

Monning is a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights Coalition of Monterey County, League of United Latin-American Citizens, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Sierra Club, and the Surfrider Foundation. ^[1]

Issue positions

Monning provided answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities he listed them as:

• 1. "Health care reform - support SB 840"

• 2. "Sustain education funding"

• 3. "Environmental sustainability -Reduce CO2 emissions"^[2]

Committee membership

• Budget Committee, California General Assembly
• Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California General Assembly
• Judiciary Committee, California General Assembly
• Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Audit Committee, California Legislature

Sponsored legislation

Monning's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 540 - State Auditor: Bureau of State Audits: budget
• AB 624 - Elections: voter participation
• AB 1245 - Recovery of public records

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

Major donors

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

Contributor	2008 total
William W Monning	$15,000
CA Teachers Assoc	$14,400
CA State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
Operating Engineers Local 3	$14,400
CA Medical Assoc	$14,390

External links

• Official state assembly website of Bill Monning
• Biographical profile of Bill Monning on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2008

References

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