Speaker's Biography:
Dave Cogdill
California State Senate Republican Leader
Dave Cogdill is the California State Senate Republican Leader. He was elected to represent the 14th District in 2006. Cogdill serves as vice chair of the Public Safety, the Revenue and Taxation, and the Joint Legislative Audit Committees. He previously represented the 25th District for six years in the California State Assembly, where he was vice chair of the Committee on Rules and minority floor leader. As the former chair of the California State Legislature Rural Caucus, Cogdill has collaborated with local leaders on many issues concerning rural residents, such as access to health care and quality education. He has received numerous awards for his public service; in 2007 he was named Senate Small Business Legislator of the Year by the California Small Business Association. Cogdill has built a real estate appraisal business in Modesto, where he once served two terms on the Modesto City Council.
Panel:
Funding State Government: How Can We Stop the Budget Roller Coaster?
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