| Mark Leno | |
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| Preceded by | Carole Migden |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Profession | Politician, Businessman |
| Religion | Jewish |
Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a United States politician, representing California's 13th Assembly district, which consists of the eastern portion of San Francisco. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Carole Migden (born August 14 1948) is an American politician from San Francisco California who currently represents the third district Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He was elected in 2002 and is one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the Assembly. [1] Leno previously served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002 after being appointed by Willie Brown. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislature of the City and County of San Francisco, California. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Willie Brown may refer to Willie Brown (politician (born 1934 Mayor of San Francisco 1996–2004 Speaker of the California State Assembly 1980–1995 Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc. , a small business.
In 2008, he won the Democratic Party nomination for California's 3rd Senate district with 43. 0% of the vote, defeating former Assemblyman Joe Nation, who won 29. Joe Nation (born July 18 1956, Richardson Texas) graduated from the University of Colorado with a B 3% of the vote, and incumbent Senator Carole Migden, who won 27. Carole Migden (born August 14 1948) is an American politician from San Francisco California who currently represents the third district 7% of the vote. [2]
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Before elected office
Leno is the grandson of Jewish Russian immigrants. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending He is a native of Wisconsin and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, then went on to become valedictorian of his graduating class at the American College in Jerusalem, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University Leno also spent two years in rabbinical studies at Hebrew Union College in New York. The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (also known as HUC, HUC-JIR, and The College-Institute) is the oldest Jewish Afterward, he moved to San Francisco on the invitation of his sister. He lived his first four years in the Tenderloin before moving to the Noe Valley neighborhood. Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco California. In 1978, Leno started Budget Signs as owner and operator. The business incorporated in 1982. Working with his life partner, Douglas Jackson, the business continued to grow and their in involvement in community affairs steadily expanded. Jackson died from complications relating to HIV/AIDS in 1990. Despite this loss, Leno continued his efforts in community service. [1][3]
Political career
Leno was elected citywide to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1998 and reelected in the reinstated district races of 2000. He was then elected to the California State Assembly in 2002, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Leno is the chair of the Assembly's powerful Appropriations Committee, as well as the Select Committee on Childhood Obesity & Related Diabetes.
Board of Supervisors
Prior to his election, Leno's political background included raising money for candidates and causes such as AIDS services, a new gay community center, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Democratic Party. [3] Leno was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by Willie Brown in 1998. Within six months his appointment, Leno introduced legislation to allow tenants to replace a roommate without losing their lease, measures to aid those with HIV, and a measure to promote the federal earned income tax credit to help low income residents. [4] He authored legislation to ban mercury thermometers, one of the first in the country. Leno's districted included the The Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, Twin Peaks, Duboce Triangle, and the westernmost part of the Mission District. The Castro District better known as The Castro is a neighborhood within Eureka Valley in San Francisco California. Glen Park is a small Neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Diamond Heights is a neighborhood in San Francisco California. The Twin Peaks (formerly named San Miguel Hills because of the San Miguel land grant Los Picos Gemelos in Spanish) are two Hills with The Duboce Triangle neighborhood is located near the center of San Francisco, just below the hilly slopes of Buena Vista between the neighborhoods of the Castro/Eureka Valley The Mission District, also commonly called "The Mission " is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA, named after the As a Supervisor, he also supported Proposition L, the slow-growth measure, in 2000. He authored legislation to protect neighborhood business districts from big box retail. Leno also served as a statewide spokesman for the No on Proposition 22
In 2001 he passed an ordinance providing equal access to the city's health plan for transgendered employees of San Francisco. For eight years California’s 2000 ballot initiative Proposition 22 (or Prop 22) prevented California from recognizing Same-sex marriages Voters [5] Leno also created the nation's first Medical Cannibis Identification Card program in San Francisco upon which was based California's statewide program.
State Assembly
In 2005, Leno authored AB 849, a bill legalizing same sex marriages that became the first bill of its kind to pass a legislative body in the United States. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same The bill passed both the Assembly and the State Senate[1], but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor In 2007, Leno is continuing his battle for equal rights for LGBT couples and their families by introducing AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, that would have allowed for same sex marriage. [1] California currently allows domestic partnerships for same-sex couples; unless a court should place a stay of execution on the California Supreme Court's May 2008 decision striking down the state's marriage ban, same-sex marriage will be legalized in June 2008. A stay of execution is a court order to temporarily suspend the execution of a court judgement The Supreme Court of California is the State supreme court in California.
In 2006, Leno and Republican Assemblyman Chuck DeVore co-authored a bill that would legalize the cultivation of non-hallucinogenic hemp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles S DeVore (born May 20, 1962) is a US Politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the California State This article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis (drug. The bill does not conflict with the federal Controlled Substances Act, and would mandate that hemp be tested to ensure it is non-hallucinogenic. The Controlled Substances Act ( CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control [6] Leno also authored California Assembly Bill Number AB 1668 - on Feb 23, 2007 -- a bill encouraging Open Document Formats ODF in California. [7]
In Leno's first two terms in the Assembly, 58 of his bills where signed into law. Leno co-authored AB 32 to cap greenhouse emissions. He authored AB 706 to prohibit the use of fire retardants in upholstered furniture. He authored AB 2573 to allow San Francisco public utilities to install solar panels on public infrastructure. Solar panels are used to gather Solar energy from The sun. Solar panels help maintain a clean and sustainable environment using solar panels to gather the sunlight is [8] Leno also authored Assembly Bill 1358 , the California Complete Streets Act, to require cities and counties to consider including walking and bicycling in their general plans. A general plan is the policy of acceptable Land uses in each Jurisdiction. [9] He coauthored the AB 583, "California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act," to bring public financing to political campaigns. [10]
Leno was a principal co-author of SB 840, the "Single-Payer Universal Health Care Act. "[11] The bill provided health care coverage for all Californians and would have replaced hundreds of health insurance companies with state provided coverage. The term health insurance is generally used to describe a form of Insurance that pays for medical expenses The bill did not call for state control of the health care delivery system. [12] Leno authored several bills to increase funding for programs for at-risk and low-achieving students and foster children. [13]
In 2008, Leno introduced legislation he named the "Airline Passenger Bill of Rights. " The bill requires airlines to provide basic needs for passengers, such as water, snacks, fresh air, sanitary restrooms, and lights if a plane is delayed on a tarmac at a California airport. [14]
Awards and honors
Leno has been honored for his public service by many organizations. In 2006 he was honored by the Stonewall Democratic Club in Los Angeles with their Sheila Kuehl Trail Blazer Award, The Lazarus Project’s Lazarus Award for Marriage Equality, The California Young Democrats’ Mentor of the Year, Partners Ending Domestic Abuse’s Kamala Harris Leadership Award and Temple Beth Chayim Chadashim’s 2006 Herman Humanitarian Award. The National Stonewall Democrats is an LGBT-rights group in the United States with seat in Washington D Beth Chayim Chadashim, also called BCC is a Jewish Synagogue in Los Angeles California and affiliated with Reform Judaism. [1]
In 2005, he was honored by the California Attorneys For Criminal Justice with their “Scales of Justice Award” in recognition to his fair and balanced approach in chairing the Assembly Public Safety Committee. He also received the “Lifetime Friend and Champion” award from the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and was chosen by OUT Magazine as one of 2005’s “Most Intriguing Gay Men. Based in San Francisco, California, the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club is a chapter of the Stonewall Democrats, named after LGBT activist Out ( is a popular Gay men 's Fashion, Entertainment, and Lifestyle Magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly ”[1]
In 2004, Leno received the Award of Courage from American Foundation for AIDS Research and he was honored by the Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles at their 25th Anniversary Gala for his commitment to marriage equality. amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research (formerly The American Foundation for AIDS Research) is an International Non-profit organization for HIV He also served as Chair of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus. The California Legislative LGBT Caucus is an American political organization composed of openly Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender members [1]
In July of 2003, he was awarded the Housing Hero of the Year awarded by the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition. Additionally, Leno was proud to receive honors from the American Heart Association, the California Association of Food Banks and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. The American Heart Association (AHA is a Non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ( PFLAG) is a group of family members and friends of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender [1]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Official Assembly home page
- ^ http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/0359.htm
- ^ a b Leno moves to prime time Brown's latest choice for supervisor ready for first bow in political spotlight
- ^ Short-term supervisor has little name recognition S.F. SUPERVISOR CANDIDATES
- ^ Mark Leno Already Vying for Another Job, The Noe Valley Voice (July-August). Retrieved on May 17. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.
- ^ Industrial Hemp Legislation in CA
- ^ And California Makes Four
- ^ Mark Leno for State Senate: Environment
- ^ Mark Leno for State Senate: Transportation
- ^ Mark Leno for State Senate: Clean Money
- ^ Mark Leno for State Senate: Health Care
- ^ Single payer universal health care
- ^ Children and Education
- ^ Leno's airline passenger 'bill of rights'
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