Anthony Portantino
| Anthony J. Portantino | |
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| Member of the California State Senate from the 25th district |
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Assumed office December 5, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Carol Liu |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 44th district |
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In office December 6, 2006 – November 30, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Carol Liu |
| Succeeded by | Chris Holden |
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January 29, 1961 Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Albright College |
Anthony J. Portantino is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 25th Senate District which encompasses portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.
Prior to his election to the State Senate, Portantino served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012, representing the 44th Assembly District. He won election to the State Senate in 2016 after defeating Republican Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich.
Assemblyman Portantino served two terms on the La Cañada Flintridge City Council, from 1999 until 2006. There, he was mentored by now State Senator Carol Liu, who endorsed him to succeed her in the California State Assembly.
Portantino wrote AB 144, a law that made it illegal to open carry an unloaded gun in California. It has since been the corner stone of the lawsuit challenging the California's unconstitutional laws that are currently being reviewed by the 9th district.
Portantino's professional experience includes working in the art department and as Property Master with the American Playhouse, was Production Designer on Grizzly Adams: The Mark of the Bear and Art Director on Unsolved Mysteries.
At the request of the Screen Actors Guild in 2010, Portantino proposed an anti-gatecrashing law that would make party crashing a misdemeanor with punishments being up to six months in jail, or a $1,000 fine, or both. He said that party crashing posed a threat to public safety. He introduced legislation to remove tattoos from victims of forced prostitution.
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