14 Facts About Ray Haynes

Ray Haynes served on the Planning Commission of the City of Moreno Valley.

Ray Haynes received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California Lutheran College in 1976, his Master's in Public Administration from Eastern Kentucky in 1981, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California in 1980.

Senator Ray Haynes was admitted to the practice of law in California in 1980.

Ray Haynes moved to Moreno Valley and practiced law in Riverside, starting a solo law practice in 1988.

Ray Haynes' has three daughters: Jennifer Salwender and Caitlin and Sarah Ray Haynes, and two grandchildren, Joshua and Annika Salwender.

Ray Haynes is currently married to Maria Amparo Villamor-Haynes, a Filipino lawyer.

Ray Haynes was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1992, serving in that body from 1992 to 1994.

Ray Haynes was then elected to the California State Senate, serving in that body from 1994 to 2002 and serving as Senate Republican Whip from 1996 to 2002.

Ray Haynes ran for the US Senate in 2000, losing in the Republican primary to then-US Representative Tom Campbell.

Ray Haynes was again elected to the Assembly in 2002, representing District 66, which includes western Riverside and northern San Diego counties.

Ray Haynes was the Assistant Republican Leader in the Assembly from 2003 to 2006.

Ray Haynes left the Legislature as a result of California's term limits law in 2006, and opened a private law and government relations practice with an emphasis in environmental issues.

Ray Haynes ran for the State Board of Equalization in 2006, losing to Michelle Steel in the Republican primary.

Ray Haynes ran for California's 36th congressional district in the 2014 elections to the United States House of Representatives but was not elected.