John Laird's Biography
- State Senate (CA) - District 17, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (CA) - District 17
Contact Information
343 Soquel Ave #426
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Office
State Capitol, Room 4040
Sacramento, CA 95814
1026 Palm Street, Suite 201
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
99 Pacific Street, Suite 575-F
Monterey, CA 93940
701 Ocean St. Suite 318A
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Full Name:
John S. Laird
Gender:
Male
Family:
Domestic Partner: John Flores
Birth Date:
03/29/1950
Birth Place:
Santa Rosa, CA
Home City:
Santa Cruz, CA
BA, Politics, University of California, 1972
Senator, California State Senate, District 17, 2020-present
Mayor, City of Santa Cruz
Candidate, California State Senate, District 17, 2020, 2024
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 2003-2008
Council Member, City of Santa Cruz, 1982-1990
Member, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Rules
Member, Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee
Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry
Member, Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector
Member, Student Success Committee
Chair, Subcommittee 1 on Education
Member, Agriculture Committee, California State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Budget Committee, California State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Human Services Committee, California State Senate, 2023-2024
Vice Chair, Public Safety Committee, California State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, California State Senate, 2023-2024
Board Member, Santa Cruz Metro Transit District, 1981-1990
Commissioner, Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Committee, 1981-1990
Chair, Santa Cruz County Joint Powers Water Study, 1983-1985
Analyst, Santa Cruz County Government
Former Professor of Environmental Policy, University of California, Santa Cruz
California Secretary for Natural Resources, Governor Jerry Brown, 2011-2019
Chair, Advisory Council, Area Agency on Aging
Chair, Community Resources for the Disabled
Founding Member, International Network of Gay and Lesbian Officials
President, Santa Cruz Child Care Council
Member, State Integrated Waste Management Board, 2008-2009
Trustee, Cabrillo College Board, 1994-2002
Executive Director, Santa Cruz AIDS Project, 1991-1994
Board Member/President, Assistant of Monterey Bay Area Governments, 1981-1983