David Cogdill
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David Cogdill (b. 1950) is a Republican member of the California State Senate. He represents California's 14th Senate District, which spans Mariposa County, Madera County, San Joaquin County, Fresno County, Tuolumne County and Stanislaus County.
Cogdill was first elected to a four-year term on the state senate in November 2006. His current term ends in 2010. He also served in the California State Assembly from 2000-2006 and as a member of the Modesto City Council in the mid-90s.
Cogdill was the Senate Minority leader until February 18, 2009, when he was voted out of the leadership position and replaced by Dennis Hollingsworth by Senate Republicans who were unhappy over Cogdill's position on the 2009 California state budget compromise, which led to a set of six budget ballot propositions going on the May 19 special election ballot in California.[1],[2]
Cogdill has joined Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrat Darrell Steinberg on the campaign trail to push for the May 2009 ballot proposition package.[3]
Committees
Cogdill is a member of:[4]
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Natural Resources and Water
- Public Safety
- Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Rules
- Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Background
Political
Cogdill first served as an elected official on the Modesto City Council from 1991-1995 and again from 1996-1997. He was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2000, and served there from 2001-2006. Cogdill was first elected to the California State Senate in November 2006. His current term expires in 2010.
Professional
Cogdill worked as a real estate appraiser from 1971-1979. In 1981, he co-founded a real-estate appraisal business, Cogdill and Giomi, which he still owns.[5]
"Sacramento Six"
Senator Cogdill, along with five other Republicans in the California State Legislature voted for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's solution to the state's $41 billion dollar funding gap. The six Republicans have become known as the Sacramento Six. [6]
District profile
California Senate District 14 includes all of Mariposa County and Tuolumne County and parts of Fresno, Madera, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties.[7]
See also
External links
- Official website of State Senator David Cogdill
- Biographical profile of David Cogdill on Project Vote Smart
- CMTA legislative database for Cogdill
- Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008
References
- ↑ PolitickerCA, "Senator Dave Cogdill Replaced as California GOP State Senate Leader Over Unhappiness With California State Budget Stalemate", February 18, 2009
- ↑ Lodi News Sentinel, "Dave Cogdill gets boot", February 19, 2009
- ↑ Mercury News, "Schwarzenegger starts campaign for ballot measures", February 26, 2009
- ↑ List of committees Cogill is seated on
- ↑ Record Net, "Friendship can trump partisanship in pocketbook politics", August 3, 2007
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "'Sacramento Six' face conservative backlash", March 22, 2009
- ↑ Overview of Senate District 14
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