Joe Dunn (California)
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Joe Dunn is a Democratic former California State Senator who represented California's 34th Senate District in central Orange County and led the state's investigation into Enron's involvement in the 2000-2001 energy crisis.[1] He was first elected to the state Senate in 1998, when he unseated incumbent Republican Rob Hurrt by a 51% to 49% margin. Dunn was reelected in 2002. He ran for the Democratic nomination for Controller in 2006 but lost by 53% to 47% to John Chiang, who would then go on to win the general.
In October 2006, Dunn was appointed as CEO of the California Medical Association.[2]
In 2010, Dunn was selected as the Executive Director of the State Bar of California.[3] He is a founding partner of The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP.
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| Preceded by Rob Hurtt |
California State Senate, 34th District 1998–2006 |
Succeeded by Lou Correa |
[edit] References
- ^ "Witness tells Senate Enron manipulated state's power market". Lodi News-Sentinel. April 12, 2002. pp. 4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7Qw_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QU4MAAAAIBAJ&dq=senator%20joe%20dunn%20enron&pg=6901%2C5198426. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ Rauber, Chris (October 30, 2006). "CMA names state Sen. Joe Dunn as new CEO". San Francisco Business Times. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2006/10/30/daily13.html. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ California State Bar News Release, September 20, 2010
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