Tony Strickland
- Assembly: 1998 - 2004
- Senate: 2008 - 2012
- Senate: 2025 - present
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Bio
Tony Strickland, 55, was a Huntington Beach city councilmember and a former legislator who served in the state Assembly from 1998 to 2004 and the state Senate from 2008 to 2012. He won the seat in a special election in March, taking over the seat of former State Sen. Janet Nguyen.
In 2016, Strickland was fined $40,000 for campaign finance violations by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission in his bid for state controller. As a member of the city council and as mayor, Strickland has gone to bat against the state of California on affordable housing mandates. As a state senator, Strickland wants to bring the Elon Musk-style “Department of Government Efficiency” to California. Â
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Policy
Bills Authored by Tony Strickland
Committees
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