John Garamendi

JOHN GARAMENDI, Democrat, of Walnut Grove, CA; born in Camp Blanding, FL, January 24, 1945; education: B.A., business, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 1966; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1974; professional history: small business owner; volunteer, Peace Corps, 1966-68; member, California State Assembly, 1974-76; member, California State Senate, 1976-90; California Insurance Commissioner, 1991-94 and 2002- 06; deputy secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1995-98; lieutenant governor, California, 2007-09; regent, University of California; trustee, California State University; election history: elected to the 10th District, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher, for the 111th Congress on November 3, 2009; reelected to the 112th Congress on November 2, 2010; elected to the 3d District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 8th District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.