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Assembly District 23
Republican Jim Patterson currently represents Assembly District 23 and will not be termed out until 2024. Patterson is expected to easily win re-election in 2016.
District Summary
Voter Registration
Total Voters - 248,582 Democrat - 33.65% Republican - 42.73% No Party Preference - 18.13% |
Demographics
White - 48.60% Latino - 32.19% Black - 5.49% Asian - 11.27% |
Citizen Voting Age Population
Latino - 23.92% Black - 4.76% Asian - 7.18% |
Counties
Fresno Tulare |
Major Cities
Fresno Clovis |
District Vote History
2014
Assembly District 23
Jim Patterson (R) - 100% |
Governor
Jerry Brown (D) - 42% Neel Kashkari (R) - 58% |
Secretary of State
Alex Padilla (D) - 35% Pete Peterson (R) - 65% |
Proposition 46: MICRA
Yes - 31% No - 69% |
2012
Assembly District 23
Brian Dahle (R) - 55% Bob Whalen (R) - 45% |
U.S. President
Barack Obama (D) - 43% Mitt Romney (R) - 55% |
U.S. Senator
Diane Feinstein (D) - 45% Elizabeth Emken (R) - 55% |
Proposition 30: Income and Sales Tax Increase
Yes - 44% No - 56% |
Jim Patterson Biography
Jim Patterson represents the 23rd Assembly District in the California State Assembly and is honored to serve portions of Fresno and Tulare counties, including the communities of Auberry, Centerville, Clovis, Fresno, Friant, Minkler, Shaver Lake and Three Rivers. Elected to the Assembly in 2012, he is currently serving his second term.
Jim and wife Sharon have lived in Fresno for most of their lives, raising three children, and now three grandchildren in the Central Valley.
He spent most of his professional career as a businessman and broadcast executive owning and operating radio stations in California and Idaho.
Serving two terms as the Mayor of Fresno from 1993-2001, he inherited the leadership of a city in free-fall with exploding crime levels and out of control auto thefts. After eight years of focused leadership, Jim left the City of Fresno with a $20 million general fund surplus, a AAA credit rating, over a billion dollars of new business approvals that created thousands of new jobs, and a reborn reputation for achievement that the National Civic League recognized when it designated Fresno an All-America City in 2000. Fresno residents saw crime plunge to a 25-year low. Homicides dropped to less than 25 a year and car thefts were down nearly 75 percent.
Jim currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce committee. Jim has introduced legislation focusing on improving the business climate in California and is dedicated to streamlining the often frustrating vocational licensing process. In 2013 Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1028, which fast-tracks licenses for vocational nurses by removing government red-tape.
Making sure the ballots of our military men and women serving overseas are counted is also important to Jim. He fought hard for legislation to give those ballots three extra days to make it to California to be counted.
Having adopted three children, Jim and his family are passionate advocates for adoption. He is determined to promote adoption during his service in the Legislature and has authored several laws that streamline the process, making it quicker and easier for parents seeking to adopt.
Jim and wife Sharon have lived in Fresno for most of their lives, raising three children, and now three grandchildren in the Central Valley.
He spent most of his professional career as a businessman and broadcast executive owning and operating radio stations in California and Idaho.
Serving two terms as the Mayor of Fresno from 1993-2001, he inherited the leadership of a city in free-fall with exploding crime levels and out of control auto thefts. After eight years of focused leadership, Jim left the City of Fresno with a $20 million general fund surplus, a AAA credit rating, over a billion dollars of new business approvals that created thousands of new jobs, and a reborn reputation for achievement that the National Civic League recognized when it designated Fresno an All-America City in 2000. Fresno residents saw crime plunge to a 25-year low. Homicides dropped to less than 25 a year and car thefts were down nearly 75 percent.
Jim currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce committee. Jim has introduced legislation focusing on improving the business climate in California and is dedicated to streamlining the often frustrating vocational licensing process. In 2013 Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1028, which fast-tracks licenses for vocational nurses by removing government red-tape.
Making sure the ballots of our military men and women serving overseas are counted is also important to Jim. He fought hard for legislation to give those ballots three extra days to make it to California to be counted.
Having adopted three children, Jim and his family are passionate advocates for adoption. He is determined to promote adoption during his service in the Legislature and has authored several laws that streamline the process, making it quicker and easier for parents seeking to adopt.
Jim Patterson Political History
1993-2001: City of Fresno Mayor
2002: Lost Primary Election for Congressional District 21
2010: Lost Primary Election for Congressional District 19
2012-Present: California State Assemblymember
2002: Lost Primary Election for Congressional District 21
2010: Lost Primary Election for Congressional District 19
2012-Present: California State Assemblymember
Jim Patterson Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700)
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Committee Membership
Utilities and Commerce -Vice Chair
Budget -Member
Budget Subcommittee 3: Resources and Transportation -Member
Health -Member
Select Committee on Protecting California Food Safety Systems -Member
Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State Water Crisis -Member
Labor and Employment -Member
Revenue and Taxation -Member
Budget -Member
Budget Subcommittee 3: Resources and Transportation -Member
Health -Member
Select Committee on Protecting California Food Safety Systems -Member
Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State Water Crisis -Member
Labor and Employment -Member
Revenue and Taxation -Member
Jim Patterson Staff
Capitol Office (916) 319-2023
Christina Nelson- Chief of Staff ([email protected]) Calvin Rusch- Legislative Director ([email protected]) Katie Koerber- Scheduler/Legislative Aide ([email protected]) Fresno Office 559-446-2029 Kristen Freberg- Office Manager ([email protected]) Alisha Gallon- Communications Director ([email protected]) Jane Metcalf- District Director ([email protected]) Chelsea Kemple- Field Representative ([email protected]) |
Monthly Salary
$5,724 $3,600 $3,067 $2,735 $3,500 $2,520 $3,010 |
2016 Election Outlook
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