Chris R. Holden

Chris R. Holden DEMDemocrat

State Assembly Member, District 41

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Chris R. HoldenDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 41
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Chris Holden (born July 19, 1960) is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 41st Assembly District, which encompasses the northern San Gabriel Valley, and is centered in Pasadena.He is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Prior to his election to the Assembly in 2012, Holden was a mayor and City Councilmember in Pasadena. He is the son of longtime Los Angeles politician Nate Holden. Holden currently serves as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the most powerful position after Speaker.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Pasadena High School
San Diego State University
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Majority Whip
California State Assembly
2012 - 2015
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2012 - Current
Council Member
Pasadena City Council
1989 - 2012
Mayor
City of Pasadena
1997 - 1999
Former Majority Floor Leader
California State Assembly
President
CHMB Consulting Firm
1997 - Current
Owner
Subway Franchise
1991 - 1994
Real Estate Broker
DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services
1985 - 1988
Former President
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority
Other Experience1 - 35 of 35
Executive Board Member
California Democratic Party
Current
Commissioner
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority
1993 - 2012
Member
Pasadena Light Rail Alignment Task Force
1986
Co-Founder
Paseo Colorado
Former Chair
Pasadena City Council Finance Committee
Member
Business and Professions Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Member
Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Chairperson
Select Committee on Regional Transportation Solutions, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Chairperson
Appropriations Committee, California State General Assembly
2021 - 2022
Co-Chairperson
Select Committee on Corporate Board and California Workforce Diversity, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Committee On Utilities and Energy, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Judiciary Committee, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Committee On Communications And Conveyance, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Select Committee on Youth Homelessness in San Bernardino County, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Select Committee on Urban Development to Combat Climate Change, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Select Committee on Emerging Technologies and Innovation, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Member
Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion, California State Assembly
2021 - 2022
Co-Chair
Wildfire Preparedness and Response Legislative Conference Committee
2017
Former Chair
Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly
Former Chair
Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Small Business in the Inland Empire Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Rules Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Budget Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Subcommittee 5 on Public Safety, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Housing Affordability for the Middle and Working Class, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Technological Advances, California State Assembly
Former Member
Transportation Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Labor Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Environmental Quality in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Environmental Quality and the Green Economy in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on California's Clean Energy Economy, California State Assembly
Member
Select Committee on Economic Development in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly
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