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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Michael J. "Mike" Machado |
| Address |
Linden, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 12, 1948
(76 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jan 10, 2017 12:11am |
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| Info | In November 2004, Michael J. Machado was re-elected to represent the Fifth Senate District, which includes the cities of Tracy, Manteca and Stockton in San Joaquin County; Suisun City, Fairfield, Dixon and Vacaville in Solano County; Davis, West Sacramento, Winters and Woodland in Yolo County; as well as Walnut Grove and a portion of Elk Grove in Sacramento County. Prior to his election to the Senate, he represented the 17th Assembly District from 1994 to 2000.
Senator Machado graduated with a degree in economics from Stanford University, earned his master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis, and, in 1988, he attended the Harvard Agribusiness School in London, England. The Senator also served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam conflict. Prior to entering the State Legislature, he served on the board of a major California food processor and worked for the Agency for International Development in Eastern Europe and Russia assisting farmers with the transition from a closed to an open market economy.
The Senator has distinguished himself as a pragmatic legislator who supports education reform, balanced environmental regulations and tax relief for all Californians. Since his election in 1994, he has authored legislation protecting school children from perpetrators by creating safety zones around schools, establishing drug rehabilitation programs in county jails, and providing a moratorium on gun shows illegally selling weapons. During the last legislative session, he was instrumental in crafting legislation designed to stop the unfair practice of “predatory lending.”
Two of the Senator’s most notable accomplishments have been authoring Proposition 13, the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act, and assisting in the passage of Proposition 50, the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002.
Senator Machado currently chairs the Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation and the Sub-Committee on Delta Resources. He also serves on the Senate Committees on Budget and Fiscal Review, Local Government, Natural Resources and Water, and Transportation and Housing. Additionally, he is a member of the Select Committees on the California Correctional System.
Senator Machado has been supported by Handgun Control, the California League of Conservation Voters, California Nurses’ Association, California Teachers Association, Building and Construction Trades, and many other labor groups. Senator Machado has also received the support of the California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (CARAL) and Planned Parenthood.
In addition to his legislative duties, Senator Machado owns and operates a family farm in Linden, California. He and his wife Diana have three children: Erahm, Melissa and Christopher (deceased).
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