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Yamada sworn in for third Assembly term; new district includes Lake County
At a ceremony in the State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday, Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) was sworn into office as the Assembly member for California’s newly-drawn Fourth Assembly District.
Although this is Yamada’s third term, she will be representing a constituency that is 68-percent new following the statewide redistricting approved in 2011.
The Fourth District includes portions of her previous district in Solano and Yolo counties, but now includes all of Lake and Napa and parts of Colusa and Sonoma counties.
Lake County previously was represented in the Assembly by Wes Chesbro (D-Arcata), who now represents the Second Assembly District.
“I am honored to continue serving in the state legislature, and am ready to get-to-work on behalf of all our constituents in the big, beautiful new Fourth District,” Yamada said.
Assemblymember Yamada takes her place as part of an historic Democratic supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, the first in California for nearly 130 years.
“This unexpected Assembly supermajority presents a great opportunity to recover, rebuild, and reform our State,” she said. “As our legislative leaders and the governor have already indicated, we will move California forward, but wisely and with restraint.”
Among Yamada’s priorities are sustaining agriculture, protecting the water supply, veterans affairs, and jobs and the economy.
She also chairs the Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee, an issue area that is increasing in importance with the “aging-out” of the baby boomer generation.
In addition, she will continue to focus on providing high-quality constituent services.
Over the past four years, Yamada’s district office staff has mitigated more than 1,000 constituent cases, ranging from helping the jobless navigate the unemployment benefits system to taking on the Medi-Cal program on behalf of residents in need.
Constituents seeking information or assistance with state agencies may contact Yamada’s current district office by calling 707-455-8025 or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Information regarding the new district office locations is forthcoming.
Yamada is a professional social worker by training, and has served nearly four decades in public service at the local, state and federal levels, and in nonprofit community settings.
She and her husband of 29 years, Janlee Wong, reside in Davis, and are the parents of two adult daughters.
For more information about Assemblymember Yamada, visit her Web site at www.assembly.ca.gov/yamada .