Roy Ashburn

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Roy Ashburn (b. 1954) is a Republican member of the California Senate. He represents California senate district 18, which spans parts of Kern County, Tulare County, Inyo County, and San Bernardino County.

Ashburn was first elected to the state senate in November 2002 and was re-elected in November 2006. His current four-year term ends in 2010 and he will not be able to run again for the California Senate because of the state's term limits.

Ashburn is a primary sponsor of California Senate Constitutional Amendment 4 (2010), which will appear on the June 2010 ballot in the state.

Prior to his election to the state senate, Ashburn was on the California State Assembly from 1996-2002. He was a Kern County supervisor from 1984-1996 and ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004.

Committees

Ashburn is a member of:

He is a vice-chair of:

"Sacramento Six"

Senator Ashburn, 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. [3]

A recall effort targeting Ashburn was formed in March 2009.[4]

18th district profile

California Senate District 18 contains all of Inyo County and major parts of Kern County, San Bernardino County and Tulare County.[5]

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