1. Brian Nestande was an American consultant and politician who was a Republican California State Assemblyman representing the 42nd district.
24 Facts About Brian Nestande
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Brian Nestande was born in Newport Beach, California, on January 10,1964.
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Brian Nestande's father, Bruce Nestande, was a state legislator and Orange County Supervisor during the 1970s and 1980's.
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Brian Nestande earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Cal State Fullerton in 1991.
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Immediately after graduating from college, Brian Nestande obtained a job as Deputy Campaign Manager of the successful congressional campaign of Michael Huffington in Santa Barbara County.
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In 1994, Brian Nestande managed the successful congressional campaign of then-Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono.
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Brian Nestande went to work in Bono's office as Chief of Staff until Bono's death in early 1998.
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Bono's widow, Mary Bono Mack, was elected to succeed Sonny, and Brian Nestande served as her chief of staff from 1998 until 2000.
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In 2000, Brian Nestande built a government affairs consulting business named Brian Nestande and Associates which was headquartered in Palm Desert.
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Brian Nestande represented a variety of clients working on issues involving alternative energy, health care, telecommunications as well as on projects and issues in Riverside County.
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In 2008, Brian Nestande ran for the 64th State Assembly district.
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The first bill Brian Nestande introduced in Sacramento was to limit the number of bills a legislator could introduce.
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Brian Nestande later led a bipartisan coalition that closed a loophole on out-of-state businesses.
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In January 2011, Brian Nestande criticized a proposal to cut in-home supportive services.
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Brian Nestande sponsored legislation to aid the Salton Sea restoration.
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Brian Nestande proposed legislation that would create online education standards, increasing college access to those unable to participate in traditional classroom instruction.
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In June 2014, Brian Nestande expressed concern about the potential for money in the Governor's budget to be diverted from tech education programs.
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Brian Nestande argued that the state government should include unfunded liabilities when making spending decisions.
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In January 2014, Brian Nestande called for a hearing about the 43 employees with a criminal record hired by Covered California, the California state health exchange administering the Affordable Care Act in that state.
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Brian Nestande announced in May 2013 that he would challenge first-term representative Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, to represent California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
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Brian Nestande, described by the Press Enterprise as the moderate candidate, received more votes than the conservative Ray Haynes, a former state assemblyman, in the blanket primary.
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Brian Nestande was the son of politician Bruce Brian Nestande, himself a former California assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor.
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Brian Nestande resided in Riverside County with his wife Gina and their seven children.
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Brian Nestande died in Palm Desert on March 6,2024, at the age of 60.