There may not be many lawyers in the state Legislature, but the percentage of incoming legislators with local government experience is high.
Of the 25 legislators new to Sacramento, 18 have local government experience. Nine served on city councils, five on county boards of supervisors, and six served on community college or school boards.
The legislators, all of whom are in the state Assembly, are:
Dan Logue (R-Linda) served on the Yuba County Board of Supervisors.
Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) served on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.
Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He previously was elected to the San Francisco School Board.
Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) served on the East Bay Regional Park Board and the Berkeley City Council.
Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) served on the San Ramon Valley School Board.
Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) served as a San Mateo County Supervisor. Previously, he served on the San Mateo City Council.
Paul Fong (D-Cupertino) served as on the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees. He was also a political science professor at Evergreen Valley College.
Bill Berryhill (R-Ceres) served on the Ceres School Board.
Bill Monning (D-Carmel) was a professor at the Monterey College of Law and a Professor of International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Connie Conway (R-Tulare) served on the Tulane County Board of Supervisors.
Steve Knight (R-Palmdale) served on the Palmdale City Council.
Isadore Hall (D-Compton) served on the Compton City Council.
Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) served on the Long Beach City Council.
Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) served on the Chino Hills City Council.
Norma Torres (D-Pomona) served as Mayor of Pomona.
Jeff Miller (R-Corona) served on the Corona City Council.
Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point) served as Mayor of Dana Point.
Marty Block (D-San Diego) served on the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees.
Manuel Perez (D-Coachella) served on the Coachella Valley School Board.