Donald P. Wagner

Donald P. Wagner
Member of the California State Assembly from the 70th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2010
Preceded by	Chuck DeVore
Personal details
Born	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03) (age 50) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Irvine, California
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Christian
Website	Donald P. Wagner

Donald "Don" Wagner is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the California State Assembly (beginning 2010), representing the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County. Wagner also serves as the Vice Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Aging and Long Term Care, Appropriations, Budget, and Education Committees.

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 Megan Wagner, and he and his family resides in Irvine, California.

Law and Public Service 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.^[2]

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

Assemblyman Wagner speaking at a town coffee meet at Lake Forest, CA.

In 2010, Wagner captured the Republican primary election for the 70th Assembly District. He then proceeded to win the general election with 58.2% of the votes.^[3]

For the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wagner has been appointed to these committees:

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

Government reform

On February 16, 2011, Wagner authored a bill (AB 632) that would require the Office of Administrative Law to send notices to the legislature of proposed regulatory actions, including information regarding the economic costs of the regulation: AB 632^[4]

Wagner has also proposed bill (AB 338) in advocacy for greater transparency in the passing of new bureaucratic regulations. bureaucracy tries to put in place by requiring a copy of each new regulation to be submitted to the Secretary of State.^[5]

Project Vote Smart provides the following results from legislative scorecards.^[6]

• National Rifle Association – A in 2010

References

1. ^ Project Vote Smart Biography
2. ^ Project Vote Smart Biography
3. ^ Sacramento Bee, California Assembly General election results
4. ^ CA AB 632
5. ^ CA AB 338
6. ^ "Assembly Member Donald P Wagner (CA)". vote-smart.org. Project Vote Smart. http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=29636. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 

External links

• Donald Wagner's campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Wagner's Facebook profile

California Assembly
Preceded by Chuck DeVore	California State Assemblyman 70th District 2010–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Wagner, Donald
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Date of birth	December 3, 1960
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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