Joseph Nation
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Joseph Nation | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 6th district | |
In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Kerry Mazzoni |
Succeeded by | Jared Huffman |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Edward Nation July 18, 1956 Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Gizelda Nation Linda Nicolay (Divorce) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Northern California |
RAND Graduate School Stanford University | |
Occupation | Politician |
Joseph Edward Nation (born July 18, 1956) is an American politician and academic. He graduated from the
He represented Marin and southern Sonoma counties in the California State Assembly, for three consecutive terms, as a Democrat from 2000 until he was termed out in 2006. When Nation was elected in 2000, his primary opponents were university official Carole Hayashino, future gubernatorial recall candidate Paul Nave, and future Marin County Supervisor Susan Adams. He defeated the Republican candidate, Edward Sullivan, in the general election. According to a study published by the Leadership Institute for Conservative Leaders Who Want to Win,[1] Nation's campaign received contributions totaling $10,372 from the MICRA Political Action Committee of NorCal Mutual Insurance Company in 2003-2004. Out of 18 candidates (16 Republicans and 2 Democrats) Nation received the highest total from MICRA NorCal, an average of 70% more in donations than most other recipients, including $749 more than the next highest recipient. In 2004 Nation was chosen to be Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee, and he was asked to create and direct the Office of Policy Planning and Research.
In 2005, with his term-out looming, Nation challenged
He teaches climate change policy, health care policy, and public policy at Stanford University. Nation is a former professor of economics at the
Personal data
Nation resides in Northern California with his wife, Gizelda and stepdaughter, Mariana. He has adult twin daughters, Alexandera and Kristen, from a previous marriage with Linda Nicolay.[3]
Career
- Principal co-author of AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act.[4]
- Represented California at the 2006 United Nations' summit on climate change in Nairobi.
- Authored nearly 50 successful bills, including alternative energy.
- Teaches health care, climate change, and politics courses at Stanford University.
- Regular contributor on climate change for the San Francisco Chronicle.
- Three-term California State Assemblyman, representing Marin and Sonoma counties.
- Member of the California Market Advisory Committee (focusing on offsets and linkages with other markets).
- As a three-term assemblyman, Nation authored legislation that created a two-county district for the purposes of developing a commuter rail system, the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit.
Education
- BA, Economics, German, French, University of Colorado
- MSFS, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
- PhD, Public Policy Analysis, The RAND Graduate School
- Post-doctoral fellow, Stanford University
References
- Who is Joe Nation?
- Nation joins field challenging Migden, SF Chronicle
- Discuss, don't ban, climate change film, SF Chronicle
- Joe Nation, State Senate
- ^ "Leadership Institute".
- ^ Joe Nation
- ^ "Voter Information for Joe Nation. June 6, 2006 Election". Smart Voter. League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32)". Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook. USC Schwarzenegger Institute. Retrieved 26 February 2024.