19 Facts About Roy Ashburn

Roy Arthur Ashburn was born on March 21,1954 and is an American politician from Kern County, California.

Roy Ashburn previously served three terms in the California State Assembly, representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors.

Roy Ashburn served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015, after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Roy Ashburn's religion is Roman Catholic, listed in his biography printed by California State University, at Bakersfield.

Roy Ashburn is the divorced father of four daughters, Shelley, Shannon, Stacy and Suzana.

Roy Ashburn attended the College of the Sequoias and in 1983 received his Bachelor of Arts degree in public administration from California State University, Bakersfield.

Two years into his first term in the State Senate, Roy Ashburn was the Republican candidate in in 2004.

Roy Ashburn's home was located in the Bakersfield portion of the district.

Roy Ashburn was the strongest Republican to run in the 20th in more than a decade.

Roy Ashburn was a decided underdog against the Democratic nominee, former State Senator Jim Costa.

Roy Ashburn only kept the margin within single digits by winning heavily Republican Kings County.

Roy Ashburn did run ahead of the typical Republican showing in the district.

Roy Ashburn came out as gay during a radio interview in California and stated that he did not plan to run for any public office again.

Roy Ashburn was vice chair of the Legislative Audit and Public Employment and Retirement Committees in the Senate and was a member of the committees of Arts, Budget and Fiscal Review, Legislative Audit, Revenue and Taxation, Rules, and Transportation and Housing, and the subcommittees on California Ports and Goods Movement and Health and Human Services.

In 2010, Roy Ashburn backed Proposition 13, which sought to prevent seismic retrofitting from triggering property tax reassessments.

On March 3,2010, Roy Ashburn was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving while operating a State of California owned vehicle.

Roy Ashburn received a sentence of three years of informal probation and 48 hours in the county jail, though was given credit for one day for the night of his arrest, to serve the remaining day on a work project.

Roy Ashburn was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to a four-year term on the State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Roy Ashburn ran for Kern County Supervisor in the June 2012 primary election and came in second place, allowing him to advance to the runoff.