Candidate for
Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 46

Nate G. Kraut has been an elected member of the County Central Committee for the 42nd Assembly District since January 2007, serving as its Treasurer since January 2009. Due to the recent redistricting, Nate's residence is now part of the 46th Assembly District.

During the 2008 Presidential election, Nate served as Vice Chair of Los Angeles Lawyers for McCain. Moreover, Nate has been a long standing member of the San Fernando Valley chapter of the California Republican League, serving on its Board of Directors since 1994.

Nate has been an attorney since 1983. Nate served as a Senior Judicial Attorney for the California Court of Appeal from 1983 through 1995, after which he opened his own law office, practicing exclusively in the area of civil appeals and writs. He is certified as an Appellate Specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

From 2004 through 2009, Nate served as a member of the Alumni Board of Governors for the University of California Hastings College of the Law. In addition to his private law practice, Nate has donated his time serving as a Settlement Conference Officer for the California Court of Appeal and a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Through the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Appellate Courts Section (of which Nate has been a member since 1988), he is one of a group of attorneys who handle appeals on behalf of indigent individuals for free. Based on this volunteer work, Nate was given the 2011 Pro Bono of the Year Award by Public Counsel's Appellate Law Program.