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Full Biography for Tom Harman
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Biography of Assemblyman Tom Harman Incumbent Tom Harman represents the people of the 67th Assembly District. This district was recently restructured to include, entirely or in part, Anaheim (western part) Cypress, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Stanton, and Westminster. Harman, a member of the Republican Party, was elected to the State Assembly in November 2000, following six years of service as a Huntington Beach City Councilman. Assemblyman Harman, a local businessman and civic volunteer, has lived and worked in Orange County for the past 41 years. While serving in the California State Assembly, Harman was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Golden State Mobile Home Owners League (GSMOL) for his work in passing legislation that protects the rights of mobile home owners. Harman's bill to protect the California coast by banning the import, sale and possession of the noxious aquarium plant called Killer Algae was widely hailed when it was signed into law by the governor. To protect victims of crime, Harman recently introduced legislation that will prohibit convicted criminals from suing their victims for slander. To fight corruption in politics, Harman recently introduced legislation that will strengthen laws regarding conflict of interest. Harman's other accomplishments in his first two years in the Assembly include: Co-authoring over 50 pieces of legislation designed to:
Securing $264,000 in funding under the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program for local street and sidewalk improvements to help children get to school more safely Harman's extensive community service includes membership in the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce and Bolsa Chica Land Trust, as well as serving as past president of the Huntington Youth Shelter and Huntington Beach Rotary Club. He also served for four years on the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission. Harman founded the citizen action group Huntington Beach Tomorrow and, while on the city council, launched an Organizational Efficiency Program to improve services, stop waste, and reduce costs in government. Other important accomplishments from his service on the city council include:
Harman and his wife Dianne have been married for 38 years and have two children, Michael and Michelle. |
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