1. Michael N Villines was born on March 30,1967 and is an American businessman and former California State Assemblyman, who served from 2004 to 2010 representing the 29th district.
16 Facts About Michael Villines
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Michael Villines served as the Assembly's Minority Leader between 2006 and 2009.
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Michael Villines was chosen by his colleagues in November 2006 where he served as Republican leader for 2.
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Michael Villines served as chief negotiator for Assembly Republicans, crafting solutions to the critical problems facing California.
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Michael Villines was a member of the "Big 5" group of legislative leaders that included at the time Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Senate Republican Leader Dennis Hollingsworth, and Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass.
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Michael Villines' leadership was key to the February 2009 Budget Deal, which included large spending cuts and temporary tax increases, that allowed California to reduce its $42 billion budget deficit.
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Michael Villines was recognized by members of both political parties for his willingness to pursue a bipartisan solution to rapidly expanding crisis despite the risk to his political career.
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Michael Villines was initially opposed to any tax increases but described his reasoning for the deal during his Profiles in Courage acceptance speech.
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In 2009, Michael Villines became a candidate for California Insurance Commissioner.
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Michael Villines received the 2010 Republican nomination for Insurance Commissioner over BrianFitzGerald, but lost the general election to the Democratic nominee, fellow Assemblyman Dave Jones.
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Michael Villines authored AB 1887 to create a high-risk pool to allow for health-care coverage for Californians with pre-existing conditions utilizing federal funds directed from the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
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Michael Villines is carrying AB 2561 which creates the California Department of Energy and consolidates within the CDOE fragmented state energy functions and authorities to establish a coordinated body to regulate the state's energy policies.
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Michael Villines authored several bills to address during his time in the Assembly these issues.
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Michael Villines has been a strong advocate for a cap on general fund spending and public pension reform as solutions to the state's structural budget deficit.
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Michael Villines was named an "Emerging Leader" by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation.
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Michael Villines earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at California State University, Fresno.