Mike Briggs

Mike E. Briggs (born January 23, 1959 in Fresno, California) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party (GOP). A onetime Fresno city councilman, Briggs won election to the California State Assembly in 1998 from the Fresno based 29th district, succeeding Chuck Poochigian, who made a successful run for the California State Senate.

Once in the Assembly, Briggs angered conservatives across the country when he not only became one of only four Republican Assembly members to vote in favor of the state budget (which was derided by the most in the GOP), but when his was the deciding vote. As a result, Briggs was a target from the outset when he ran for the congress in 2002.^[1] In the newly created 21st district, Briggs lost the GOP primary to Devin Nunes.

Briggs failed again in 2004 when he lost the GOP primary in his old 29th assembly district.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Special Election Issue: Complete Ballot Analysis". StateNet Publications. February 2002. 
2. ^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Mike Briggs, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/606. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 

1.^ California Journal Vol. XXVII, No.3 (February 2002) "Special Election Issue: Complete Ballot Analysis". StateNet Publications, February 2002.

2.^ Vassar, Alex; Shane Meyers (2007). "Mike Briggs, Republican". JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved on October 17, 2008

External links

• JoinCalifornia, Election History for the State of California
• Mike Briggs vote on the Davis Budget criticized
• Mike Briggs and proposition 56

California Assembly
Preceded by Chuck Poochigian	California State Assembly, 29th District 1998 – 2002	Succeeded by Steven N. Samuelian

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