Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy
Assemblyman Mountjoy represents the 59th Assembly District, which includes Apple Valley, Bradbury, Claremont, Crestline, Glendora, Hesperia, La Crescenta, La Verne, Lake Arrowhead, Mentone, Montrose, San Dimas, Sierra Madre and portions of Arcadia, Highland, Monrovia, Redlands and San Bernardino.
Articles by Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy
Under the cover of darkness last week, the California Legislature voted to saddle our already overburdened taxpayers with an unprecedented $37.3 billion in new debt. In fact, that widely reported price tag is only half the story. The taxpayers will actually be forced to pay about $75 billion in pr...
Christmas is a wonderful, joyous day. For Christians it is uniquely important. It is the day that Christ the Lord was born. Many others who do not share our faith still rejoice in its message of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. The beauty of this day is so powerful that more than 90 perce...
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day,” a holiday to celebrate November 11, 1918, the day World War I ended. That war was known as “The War to End All Wars.” We all wish those words had been true, but we have learned a sad lesson over the years: the enemies of freedom will not lay down their a...
As soon as I learned that Governor Schwarzenegger had vetoed the drivers’ licenses for illegals bill, a ghostly image appeared before me. It was Gray Davis, the forgotten man of California politics. “What would have happened if this bill had landed on Davis’ desk,” I thought. And just as quickly I...
For the third time in the five years I have served in the State Assembly, the Legislature has approved a bill to give a California State Drivers License to those who have entered our country illegally. It has been vetoed, signed -- which led to the recall of Governor Davis and the repeal of that la...