Chuck Poochigian
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| California State Senator | |
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In office 1998–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth L. Maddy |
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| Born |
May 31, 1949 Fresno, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Poochigian |
| Alma mater |
UC Berkeley (B.A.) Santa Clara University (J.D.) |
| Profession |
Politician Judge |
Charles S. "Chuck" "Pooch" Poochigian (born May 31, 1949, in Fresno, California) is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal and a former California State Senator.
He campaigned unsuccessfully in 2006 for California Attorney General, losing to former Governor Jerry Brown in the November general election.
He is a third generation Armenian-American resident of the San Joaquin Valley. His family has farmed there since 1912.
He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1975. From 1975 until November 1988, he practiced general civil and business law.
He served six years in the California Air National Guard.
He and his wife, Debbie, married since 1977, have three grown children.
In 1978 he worked on the campaign of then-State Senator George Deukmejian, who was running for Attorney General.
From 1985 to 1987, he served on the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission as an appointee of Governor Deukmejian. In 1988, he was chosen to serve on the senior staff of Governor Deukmejian. Poochigian served as the Chief Deputy Appointments Secretary, assisting the Governor in the selection of key administration officials and members of over 375 state boards and commissions.
In 1991, Governor Pete Wilson named him the Appointments Secretary. While serving on the Governor's senior staff and overseeing the appointments unit, he assisted the Governor in the evaluation and selection of candidates for judicial appointments.
In 1994, Poochigian was elected to the California State Assembly to represent the 29th Assembly District with 67.7% of the vote and was reelected in 1996 with 67.8% of the vote.
In his first Assembly term, he served as the chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, as a member of the Republican Caucus Leadership (1995–1997), and as a member of the Budget Conference Committee (1995 and 1996). Additionally, he served as the Assembly's representative on California's Little Hoover Commission, having been appointed by both Republican and Democratic Speakers of the Assembly.
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