Donald P. Wagner

Donald P. Wagner
Donald P. Wagner
Mayor of Irvine
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 13, 2016
Preceded by	Steven Choi
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 68th district; 70th district (2010–2012)
	In office; December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2016
Preceded by	Chuck DeVore
Succeeded by	Steven Choi
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1960 (age 63); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Irvine, California
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Occupation	Attorney
Website	Donald P. Wagner

Donald P. "Don" Wagner (born December 3, 1960) is an American politician and the current mayor of Irvine, California. He previously served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 68th district, which includes portions of Orange County.

Education and family

Wagner received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctorate in 1987 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to the California Bar in the same year.^[1]

Wagner is married to Superior Court Judge Megan Wagner, and he and his family resides in Irvine, California.

Legal and political career

Wagner was an attorney for Kindel and Anderson from 1987 to 1993, and for Wagner and Associates from 1993 to 1998. He has been an attorney for Wagner Lautsch Limited Liability Partnership since 1998.^[1]

Wagner served on several committees or advisory boards for the Orange County Bar Association and as a Judge Pro Tempore in the Superior Court of Orange County. Other previous positions include three active terms as a member of the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees. He founded and served as the first president of the Orange County Chapter of the Federalist Society.

California State Assemblyman

In 2010, Wagner narrowly won the Republican primary election for the 70th Assembly District over Irvine City Councilman Steven Choi.^[2] He then won the general election with 58.2% of the votes.^[3]

For the 2011–2012 legislative session, Wagner was appointed to these committees:

Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
Appropriations Committee
Budget Committee
Education Committee
Judiciary Committee – Vice Chair

2014 California State Assembly

California's 68th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	35,223	69.7
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	15,297	30.3
Total votes			50,520	100.0
General election
	Republican	Donald P. Wagner (incumbent)	66,445	68.4
	Democratic	Anne Cameron	30,749	31.6
Total votes			97,194	100.0
	Republican hold

Political ratings

Project Vote Smart provides the following results from legislative scorecards.^[4]
National Rifle Association – A in 2010^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Project Vote Smart Biography
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^ Sacramento Bee, California Assembly General election results Archived November 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Assembly Member Donald P Wagner (CA)". vote-smart.org. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2011-07-26.

External links

Template:California cities and mayors of 100,000 population

[Project_Vote_Smart_Biography-1] Project Vote Smart Biography

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[3] Sacramento Bee, California Assembly General election results Archived November 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[Project_Vote_Smart-4] "Assembly Member Donald P Wagner (CA)". vote-smart.org. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2011-07-26.

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