Wesley P. Chesbro is a Democratic politician from California. He is currently the Assembly member

California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...

 for the 1st Assembly district

California's 1st State Assembly district

California's 1st State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Wesley Chesbro of Arcata.-District profile:...

 in California. Previously, Chesbro served as a State Senator from California's 2nd district

California's 2nd State Senate district

California's 2nd State Senate District is one of 40 Senate Districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Noreen Evans of Santa Rosa.-District profile:...

 from 1998 until 2006. He has also served as a member of the California Integrated Waste Management Board

California Integrated Waste Management Board

The California Integrated Waste Management Board was a state agency of California dealing with the recycling and waste reduction. The CIWMB was created by California Assembly Bill 939 which became law in 1989. It was abolished as of January 1, 2010...

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Early career

Assembly member Chesbro was an early leader in the recycling movement having founded the Arcata Recycling Center in 1971. The Arcata Recycling Center is one of California's oldest and most successful recycling operations. He has also served as a Humboldt County

Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

 Supervisor and an Arcata

Arcata, California

-Demographics:-2010 Census data:The 2010 United States Census reported that Arcata had a population of 17,231. The population density was 1,567.4 people per square mile...

 city council member.

Post Senate Career

Senator Chesbro was term limited in 2006 and was replaced by former Assembly member Pat Wiggins

Pat Wiggins

Patricia A. Wiggins is a former American politician and member of the Democratic party. Wiggins served in the California State Assembly, representing the 7th Assembly District from 1998 until 2004, and in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2010, representing the 2nd Senate District...

. On January 5, 2007, Chesbro was appointed by the California State Senate Rules Committee to serve again on the California Integrated Waste Management Board

California Integrated Waste Management Board

The California Integrated Waste Management Board was a state agency of California dealing with the recycling and waste reduction. The CIWMB was created by California Assembly Bill 939 which became law in 1989. It was abolished as of January 1, 2010...

. On January 12, 2007, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced the appointment of Chesbro to the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.

2008 Assembly Election

On February 8, 2008 Chesbro announced he would run in the November 2008 election to replace term-limited Patty Berg

Patty Berg (politician)

Patty Berg is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. She was elected in November 2002 to represent the 1st Assembly District, which includes Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, Lake County, and Trinity County as well as parts of...

 in California's 1st assembly district. He was successful, winning with 70.5% of the vote over Republican Jim Pell.

Personal

Chesbro told KHUM

KHUM

KHUM is a commercial Freeform music radio station in Ferndale, California, broadcasting to Humboldt County, Mendocino County, as well as Eureka, California, Arcata, California, and Humboldt State University on 104.7 FM. KHUM also broadcasts on translator K282AD 104.3 FM...

 he enjoys the music of Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band...

, as well as jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 and folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

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External links

• Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro Official Assembly Site