John Garamendi
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi served in the State Assembly from 1974-1976 and in the State Senate from 1976-1990, including a term as Senate Majority Leader. He became California´s first elected Insurance Commissioner, serving from 1991-1995, then was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1995-1998. He returned to the California Department of Insurance in 2003, after his reelection as Insurance Commissioner.
Garamendi is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Business School, earning an MBA. A former Academic All-American football player and champion wrestler, he later volunteered and served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia with his wife, Patti. They have six grown children and nine grandchildren.
On January 8, 2007, John Garamendi became the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California. He brings to the office 32 years of public service and is well positioned to make the office a powerful advocate for families and hard working Californians, and one that tirelessly supports higher education, health care, the environment, and job creation.
During his 14 years as a State Senator and two years in the Assembly, Garamendi chaired the Joint Committee on Science and Technology, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, and served as the Senate Majority Leader. He authored laws that protected Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake, reformed health care delivery, established emergency medical services, created a work oriented welfare program, revised the State's tax code, and developed a state agenda for economic competitiveness and scientific advancement. Additionally, he initiated a successful ballot proposition that provided $18 billion for mass transportation and highways and funded senior centers across the State.
Garamendi is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Business School, earning an MBA. A former Academic All-American football player and champion wrestler, he later volunteered and served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia with his wife, Patti. They have six grown children and nine grandchildren.
On January 8, 2007, John Garamendi became the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California. He brings to the office 32 years of public service and is well positioned to make the office a powerful advocate for families and hard working Californians, and one that tirelessly supports higher education, health care, the environment, and job creation.
During his 14 years as a State Senator and two years in the Assembly, Garamendi chaired the Joint Committee on Science and Technology, the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee, and served as the Senate Majority Leader. He authored laws that protected Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake, reformed health care delivery, established emergency medical services, created a work oriented welfare program, revised the State's tax code, and developed a state agenda for economic competitiveness and scientific advancement. Additionally, he initiated a successful ballot proposition that provided $18 billion for mass transportation and highways and funded senior centers across the State.
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Articles by John Garamendi
March 11, 2009
As a lifelong Central Valley rancher, I know all too well that our food supply and energy demands are interconnected. When California faced record high gas prices last summer, my small ranch felt the impact when we received bills for transportation costs.
Our state´s seemingly yearly succes...
February 05, 2009
In early January I proposed an accelerated medical education program at the University of California Merced designed to prepare high quality doctors and nurses for the San Joaquin Valley. Today at the UC Regents´ meeting, President Yudof set in motion a process to create the medical education ...