Loni Hancock served as mayor of Berkeley, California from 1986 to 1994, and is currently representing California State Assembly District 14. The 14th Assembly District includes Albany, Berkeley, Canyon, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo and parts of Martinez, Oakland, and Walnut Creek. Hancock is married to Berkeley Mayor and former California State Assemblymember of District 14 Tom Bates. Hancock's party affiliation is with the Democratic Party. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... The city of Albany highlighted within Alameda County Albany is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Canyon is a tiny unincorporated community located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay Hills between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... El Cerrito is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... El Sobrante is a census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California. ... The city of Emeryville highlighted within Alameda County Emeryville is a city located in Alameda County, California. ... Kensington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area, in Contra Costa County, California. ... Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... // Moraga Way view toward Moraga Road. ... Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... Pleasant Hill is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... San Pablo is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Martinez Court House, California Martinez is the county seat of Contra Costa County, California. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... Walnut Creek is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland located in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Tom Bates City of Berkeley Mayors Office (born February 9, 1938) is a California politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Berkeley, California. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ...

Now serving in her third term as the representative of the 14th Assembly District, Assemblywoman Hancock chairs the Committee on Natural Resources. Assemblywoman Hancock has led the Committee to pass historic environmental legislation that protects open space, expands recycling programs and promotes healthy city- infill strategies in the state.

Assemblywoman Hancock also chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Bridging the Achievement Gap. Under her guidance, the Committee has tackled issues related to high dropout rates, school-to-career programs and oversight of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Last year, the Governor signed legislation authored by Assemblywoman Hancock that greatly expands career technical education programs for high school students.

In addition, the Assemblywoman sits on the Committee on Rules and chairs the Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment and Violence Prevention. She is a member of the Committee on Education, the Committee on Housing and Community Development, the Budget Committee and the Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.

As a member of the Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, she helped expand health care programs for children, increased funding for foster youth programs and fought cuts in Medi-Cal stipends and proposed cuts to programs for seniors and people with disabilities.

In addition to issues of the environment, education and health care, Assemblywoman Hancock is strongly committed to campaign finance reform, and she authored AB 583, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act, to provide full public financing for all statewide races in California.

Recognizing the importance of communication between constituents and their elected officials, Assemblywoman Hancock was the first state Assemblymember in California to launch a Web log, or "blog.” This successful blog enabled her to communicate directly with and receive input from her constituents on a variety of issues.

Before being elected to the Assembly, Assemblywoman Hancock headed the Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Education. Working with schools, communities, state and local governments, she helped launch many of President Clinton's education initiatives.

Prior to her position with the Clinton administration, Assemblywoman Hancock broke through the glass ceiling by her election as the first woman to serve as the Mayor of Berkeley, California. Serving as mayor for two terms, she led an urban renaissance in Berkeley, balanced seven straight city budgets, forged a historic agreement between the city and the University of California, began the revitalization of downtown Berkeley, led efforts to secure additional open space and launched a Bio-Tech Academy at Berkeley High School in partnership with Bayer.

Assemblywoman Hancock also served as President Jimmy Carter's Regional Director for ACTION, overseeing a host of domestic volunteer programs including VISTA, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions and Retired Senior Volunteer Program. This article is becoming very long. ...

Assemblywoman Hancock has lived in Berkeley since 1964 and is married to Tom Bates. They have four children and seven grandchildren.

External links

• Loni Hancock's blog
• official State Assembly page