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Assemblyman Bill Essayli Champions Parental Rights in Bay Area Visit

Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli may be the person California Democrats fear most.  Essayli recently visited the Bay Area to address SPARC, the Silicon Valley chapter of the California Congress of Republicans. There Essayli described how Democrats in the California Legislature refused to schedule a hearing on AB 1314, his proposal to write parental rights into the California Education Code.

Undeterred, Essayli focused on building a statewide coalition to advocate for parental rights.  He wrote a model school board policy that could be adopted locally, based on his state legislative proposal.  A version of that policy has now been adopted by seven California school boards.  The model policy requires school districts to notify parents when a student requests to be identified or treated as a gender other than the student’s biological sex or gender as listed on the student’s birth certificate or other official records.

In an unprecedented action, the California Attorney General sued the Chino Valley Unified School District for adopting a parental notification policy based on Essayli’s model.  Essayli responded “The California Attorney General officially declared war on every parent in the state of California. The fact that he is spending taxpayer resources on suing school districts for providing information to parents is remarkable and inconsistent with a century of Supreme Court precedent holding that parents have a constitutional right to raise their children without government interference.”

Essayli began his career in public service as a Deputy District Attorney in Riverside, California and then as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California.  As a federal prosecutor, Essayli brought justice to victims of violent and organized crime, identity theft, bank fraud and securities fraud.  Another of his cases involved the terrorist attack in San Bernardino in 2015 that tragically led to the deaths of many American citizens.

Essayli first ran for Assembly in 2018 against incumbent Democrat Sabrina Cervantes.  He performed so well that, following redistricting, he was asked to run in the new 63rd Assembly District in 2022 where he now serves.

Essayli is also a small business owner working in private practice as an estate planning attorney with the law firm of Essayli & Brown.  Bill is the son of Lebanese-American immigrants and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He received his undergraduate degree from the Kellogg Honors College of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and his law degree from Chapman University School of Law. He is the first American Muslim to be elected to the California State Assembly.

You can learn more about Bill Essayli at his campaign website essayliforassembly.com and his parental rights coalition at caparentalrights.com.

Assemblyman Bill Essayli Champions Parental Rights in Bay Area Visit

Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli may be the person California Democrats fear most.  Essayli recently visited the Bay Area to address SPARC, the Silicon Valley chapter of the California Congress of Republicans. There Essayli described how Democrats in the California Legislature refused to schedule a hearing on AB 1314, his proposal to write parental rights into the California Education Code.

Undeterred, Essayli focused on building a statewide coalition to advocate for parental rights.  He wrote a model school board policy that could be adopted locally, based on his state legislative proposal.  A version of that policy has now been adopted by seven California school boards.  The model policy requires school districts to notify parents when a student requests to be identified or treated as a gender other than the student’s biological sex or gender as listed on the student’s birth certificate or other official records.

In an unprecedented action, the California Attorney General sued the Chino Valley Unified School District for adopting a parental notification policy based on Essayli’s model.  Essayli responded “The California Attorney General officially declared war on every parent in the state of California. The fact that he is spending taxpayer resources on suing school districts for providing information to parents is remarkable and inconsistent with a century of Supreme Court precedent holding that parents have a constitutional right to raise their children without government interference.”

Essayli began his career in public service as a Deputy District Attorney in Riverside, California and then as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California.  As a federal prosecutor, Essayli brought justice to victims of violent and organized crime, identity theft, bank fraud and securities fraud.  Another of his cases involved the terrorist attack in San Bernardino in 2015 that tragically led to the deaths of many American citizens.

Essayli first ran for Assembly in 2018 against incumbent Democrat Sabrina Cervantes.  He performed so well that, following redistricting, he was asked to run in the new 63rd Assembly District in 2022 where he now serves.

Essayli is also a small business owner working in private practice as an estate planning attorney with the law firm of Essayli & Brown.  Bill is the son of Lebanese-American immigrants and was the first in his family to graduate from college. He received his undergraduate degree from the Kellogg Honors College of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and his law degree from Chapman University School of Law. He is the first American Muslim to be elected to the California State Assembly.

You can learn more about Bill Essayli at his campaign website essayliforassembly.com and his parental rights coalition at caparentalrights.com.

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San Mateo and Santa Clara GOP Endorse Gus Mattamal for AD23

By Roger Riffenburgh

The San Mateo County Republican Party and Santa Clara County Republican Party have both endorsed entrepreneur and council member Gus Mattammal for state Assembly in District 23.  Mattammal’s strong and early start in the campaign prompted the endorsement votes in each committee, prior to the December filing deadline.

Mattammal wants to fix what’s broken in Sacramento and reverse the decline of our state.  He says, “I love California. It’s been good to me. It breaks my heart to see it going in such a bad direction.”  One of his key themes is that the legislature has made it very hard to get things done.  An example he gives is that the voters approved $2.7 billion for additional water storage in 2014.  Yet because of problems getting permits, the Sites Reservoir won’t start construction until 2025.  “What our district needs is someone who can make things easier and simpler to do. … Send me to Sacramento, and I will be a force for making good work easier to do.”  He applies that approach to starting a business and building housing. In videos on his website, he offers solid policy proposals to build housing where it is needed and encourage small business growth.

Gus Mattammal serves on the elected Midcoast Community Council, which represents the north coast of San Mateo County, including unincorporated towns between Half Moon Bay and Pacifica.  He took office in December 2022.  He also serves as a member of the San Mateo County Transportation Authority’s Citizens Advisory Committee, providing input to the agency’s Board of Directors.

Assembly District 23 includes the south Peninsula cities around Palo Alto and Mountain View plus Campbell and Saratoga, and the entire San Mateo County coast. (See Map).  It is represented by incumbent Democrat Marc Berman, a lawyer.  As Berman is being challenged by another Democrat, the division among Democrats may provide a better opportunity for Mattammal.

Gus Mattammal grew up in inner-city St. Louis, the son of a father who was an immigrant from India and a mother who grew up on a farm in Illinois.  He came to California to attend Pomona College, where he earned degrees in physics and mathematics.  After a few years working, he returned to school and earned a master’s at the Yale School of Management.

He worked in business jobs in the Los Angeles area and then New York City, where he worked for Advantage Testing, a tutoring business.  He subsequently came to the Bay Area in 2007 to open a Silicon Valley office for them.  He continues to direct that office, as well as tutoring a range of tests and subjects.

Gus lives in coastal El Granada with his wife Jill and their border collie Dixie.  You can learn more about Gus and watch his thoughtful videos on his campaign website, www.gusforca.com. 

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San Mateo and Santa Clara GOP Endorse Gus Mattamal for AD23

By Roger Riffenburgh

The San Mateo County Republican Party and Santa Clara County Republican Party have both endorsed entrepreneur and council member Gus Mattammal for state Assembly in District 23.  Mattammal’s strong and early start in the campaign prompted the endorsement votes in each committee, prior to the December filing deadline.

Mattammal wants to fix what’s broken in Sacramento and reverse the decline of our state.  He says, “I love California. It’s been good to me. It breaks my heart to see it going in such a bad direction.”  One of his key themes is that the legislature has made it very hard to get things done.  An example he gives is that the voters approved $2.7 billion for additional water storage in 2014.  Yet because of problems getting permits, the Sites Reservoir won’t start construction until 2025.  “What our district needs is someone who can make things easier and simpler to do. … Send me to Sacramento, and I will be a force for making good work easier to do.”  He applies that approach to starting a business and building housing. In videos on his website, he offers solid policy proposals to build housing where it is needed and encourage small business growth.

Gus Mattammal serves on the elected Midcoast Community Council, which represents the north coast of San Mateo County, including unincorporated towns between Half Moon Bay and Pacifica.  He took office in December 2022.  He also serves as a member of the San Mateo County Transportation Authority’s Citizens Advisory Committee, providing input to the agency’s Board of Directors.

Assembly District 23 includes the south Peninsula cities around Palo Alto and Mountain View plus Campbell and Saratoga, and the entire San Mateo County coast. (See Map).  It is represented by incumbent Democrat Marc Berman, a lawyer.  As Berman is being challenged by another Democrat, the division among Democrats may provide a better opportunity for Mattammal.

Gus Mattammal grew up in inner-city St. Louis, the son of a father who was an immigrant from India and a mother who grew up on a farm in Illinois.  He came to California to attend Pomona College, where he earned degrees in physics and mathematics.  After a few years working, he returned to school and earned a master’s at the Yale School of Management.

He worked in business jobs in the Los Angeles area and then New York City, where he worked for Advantage Testing, a tutoring business.  He subsequently came to the Bay Area in 2007 to open a Silicon Valley office for them.  He continues to direct that office, as well as tutoring a range of tests and subjects.

Gus lives in coastal El Granada with his wife Jill and their border collie Dixie.  You can learn more about Gus and watch his thoughtful videos on his campaign website, www.gusforca.com. 

California Citizens Redistricting Commission – District Viewer

The Commission has developed a district viewer that allows you to more easily navigate visualizations and zoom in and out of geographic areas while layering congressional, State Senate and Assembly boundaries.

District Viewer Tool

LIST OF UPCOMING GOP EVENTS

View more details for events on the Calendar of Upcoming Events or view the Monthly Calendar of Events.

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