CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP
Vision, passion, and tireless work ethic.
California State Senator Josh Newman,
2022
In The
News
A 'larger than life' state legislator
Sacramento Business Journal,
2015
STATE ASSEMBLY EXPERIENCE
Speaker, 2000 - 2002
Member, 1996 - 2002
Committee Leadership, California State Assembly
Chair, Assembly Public Safety Committee, 1996 - 1997
Chair, Assembly Rules Committee, 1997 - 1999
Subcommittee of Rules, Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, 1997 - 1999
Chair, Joint Rules Committee, 1997 - 1999
Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Infrastructure Finance, 1999 - 2000
Chair, Select Committee on Office of the Insurance Commissioner, 1999 - 2000
Chair, Select Committee on Medi-Cal Fraud, 1999 - 2000
Chair, Select Committee on CALFED, 2001 - 2002
Chair, Special Committee on Power Outage Preparedness, 2000 - 2002
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Prison Construction and Operations, 1997 - 1998
Committee Membership, California State Assembly
Appropriations, 1997 to-000
Education, 1997 - 2000
Governmental Organizations, 1997 - 2000
Health, 1997 to 1998
Housing and Community Development, 1997 - 1998
Insurance, 1997 - 1998
International Trade and Development, 1997 - 1998
Judiciary, 1997 - 2000
Local Government, 1997 - 1998
Select Committee Membership, Cal. State Assembly
Compton Unified School District, 1997 - 2000
Entertainment and the Arts, 1997 - 1998
Indian Gaming, 1997 - 1998
Mental Health, 1997 - 2000
California-Mexico Affairs, 1999 - 2000
California Wine, 1999 - 2000
Construction Fraud, 1999-2000
Development of a 10Th University of California Campus, 1999 - 2000
Earthquake Safety and Preparedness, 1999 - 2002
Health Access, 1999 - 2000
Transportation Congestion Relief, 1999 - 2000
Future of California’s Film Industry, 2001 - 2002
Underground Water Quality, 2001 - 2002
STATE SENATE EXPERIENCE
Majority Leader, 2019 - 2022
Member, 2014 – 2022
Committee Leadership
Vice-Chair, Joint Committee on Rules, 2021 through 2022
Chair, Natural Resources and Water Committee, 2017 - 2018 Chair, Subcommittee of Natural Resources and Water, Water Future for the Century, 2017 - 2018
Chair, Governance and Finance Committee, 2015 - 2016
Chair, Subcommittee of Governance and Finance, Modernizing Government, 2015 - 2016
Committee Membership
Rules, 2019 - 2020
Insurance, 2017 - 2018
Elections and Constitutional Amends., 2015 - 2022
Energy, Utilities, and Communications, 2015 - 2022
Governance and Finance, 2015 - 2022
Natural Resources and Water, 2015 - 2022
Judiciary, 2015 to 2018 and 2021 - 2022
Select Committee Membership
Mental Health, 2015 - 2020
2020 United States Census, 2019 - 2022
Governor’s 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change – California’s Energy Future, 2019 - 2020
Senate Appointments
California Ocean Protection Council, 2017 - 2018
State Park and Recreation Commission, 2017 - 2021
Blockchain Working Group, 2019 - 2021
Judicial Council, Information Technology Advisory Committee, 2019 - 2022
Joint Committee Membership
Cal. State Senate Arts, 2015 - 2018
Rules, 2019 - 2022
Legislative Audit, 2019 - 2022
Nobody works harder than Bob Hertzberg to get the job done.
California Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins,
2022
Honors and Awards
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Icon of Influence
2020
California State Commanders
Veterans Council
Legislator of the Year
2019
West Basin Municipal Water District
Legislator of the year
2019
UCLA Bruin Democrats
Advocate of the Year Award
Groundbreaking Tax Reform Bill
2015
University of California
Advocate of the Year
Education Policy
2007
California State University
Legislator of the Year
2003
NAMI California
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Bebe Moore Campbell Award
Leadership in Minority Mental Health Advocacy
2015
California Building Industry Association
Special Achievement Award
2002
From serving as Assembly Speaker to Senate Majority Leader, Bob Hertzberg has built up a remarkable track record.
California Assm. Evan Low,
2022
Publications
Workin’ Clothes: 2 Decades of Ideas, 2021
Legislative Leadership
State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 2001
Op-Eds
April 3, 2019
Cannabis companies are forced to deal in cash. Here’s how that could change
July 1, 2019
Bots can no longer perpetuate misleading messages in California - without identifying themselves first
Writings
Smart, decisive and innovative leadership.
California State Assm. Jacqui Irwin,
2022
