Daniel Logue | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 3rd district |
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In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Rick Keene |
Succeeded by | James Gallagher |
Member of the Yuba County Board of Supervisors from the 1st District | |
In office December 2, 2002 – December 1, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Al Amaro |
Succeeded by | Andy Vasquez |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco, California |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Peggy Logue |
Residence | Marysville, California |
Alma mater |
Yuba College Chico State University |
Occupation | Politician |
Daniel Logue was a Republican assemblyman who represented California's 3rd State Assembly district. He was first elected in November 2008. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Logue served as a Yuba County Supervisor.
Logue obtained his A.A. from Yuba College and a B.A. in government from Chico State University. He also graduated from the Oklahoma Military Academy.
Logue was elected twice to the Yuba County Board of Supervisors. He also owned his own realty firm, Logue Realty. Logue was the Yolo County Chairman for Ronald Reagan's 1980 Campaign and the Yuba County chairman for George W. Bush's 2004 Campaign, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2006 gubernatorial campaign. He was also the founder of the Flood Control of Yuba- Sutter Political Action Committee. Furthermore, he was a member of the Yuba County Republican Party Executive Committee and a member of the California Republican Party State Central Committee.
In the 2008 Republican primary election, he defeated Nevada County Supervisor Sue Horne 53%-47%. Logue defeated labor union official Mickey Harrington 56%-44%. In 2010, he won re-election to a second term by defeating Harrington in a rematch, 54%-37% as well as Libertarian candidate Gary Bryant (9.29%). In 2012, he won re-election to a third term by defeating Democrat Charles Rouse 56%-44%.
In the California Assembly, Logue serves as the Chief Whip for the Republican Caucus and is responsible for coordinating voting and managing messaging for the Republican Caucus. Assemblyman Logue was appointed chair of the Caucus Task Force on Jobs and Economic Recovery.
Logue organized the Economic Recovery Group, which meets regularly with business representatives from all sectors of California's economy to discuss ways to eliminate impediments and restrictive government regulations in order to improve our state's business climate. He has conducted public hearings to listen to the concerns of business owners. He held the first out-of-state hearing when he took fellow legislators to Reno, Nevada, to hear from businesses their reasons for leaving California.