Barbara Alby

Barbara Alby is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party. She first sought elective office in 1991, running in a special election for the Sacramento based 5th district in the California State Assembly. She narrowly lost that race to fellow Republican B. T. Collins, onetime chief of staff to former Gov. Jerry Brown, and lost to him again in the 1992 GOP primary. After Collins died, Alby won a 1993 special election to succeed him and served until 1998 when term limits forced her from office. That year, she ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, attempting to succeed veteran Democrat Vic Fazio in the Sacramento based 3rd disctrict. After a tough campaign, Alby lost the GOP primary to businessman Doug Ose by 20 points. [ [http://www.cookpolitical.com/column/1998/071898.php The Cook Political Report Weekly Column Archives ] ] Recently, Alby has served as chief deputy to California State Board of Equalization member Bill Leonard and has recently filed a Statement of Intention to run for the Board of Equalization in 2010 when term limits force Leonard to retire.

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