Sam Blakeslee

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Sam Blakeslee
California State Assembly District 33
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Republican
Profession	President, Blakeslee & Blakeslee
Website	Official website

Sam Blakeslee is a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 33rd District. He was first elected to this position in November 2004, and then re-elected in 2006 and 2008. Because of the state's term limits, he will not be able to run again for a seat in the state assembly in 2010.

In early May 2009, it was announced that Blakeslee is likely to take over the leadership position that Michael Villines is leaving.^[1]

Blakeslee holds a PhD from the University of California-Santa Barbara. He also has a B.S. and a Masters in Geophysics from the University of California-Berkeley.

Professional experience

Blakeslee is the President of Blakeslee & Blakeslee, investment firm, and a former research scientist/strategic budget planner for Exxon.^[2]

Committee membership

• Rules Committee, California Legislature
• Select Committee on Youth Violence Prevention

Sponsored legislation

Blakeslee's sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 42 - Electricity: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
• AB 45 - Distributed generation: small wind energy systems
• AB 1111 - Energy: California Alternative Energy

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

Major donors

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

Contributor	2008 total
CA Assoc of Realtors	$14,100
AT&T	$9,850
Sempra Energy	$9,700
CA Assoc of Psychiatric Technicians	$9,350
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians	$9,200

External links

• Official website of Sam Blakeslee
• Biographical profile of Sam Blakeslee on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004

References

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