Honorable John Garamendi
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Garamendi, of the Tenth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. He served in the California Assembly from 1974 to 1976, the California Senate from 1976 to 1991, as U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, as California Insurance Commissioner from 2003 to 2007, and as Lieutenant Governor of California from 2007 to 2009. He sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and on the Science and Technology Committee. The following is a May 5, 2010, statement released by the office of Representative Garamendi. Exactly six months ago, I…
