Assemblymember Stan Ellis, R-Bakersfield, will take the lead on AB 1226, which aims to make prescribed burning easier and safer, and AB 1227, which would exempt some wildfire prevention projects from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)   Read More

A newly elected assemblymember, Stan Ellis, R-Bakersfield, comes from the world of quantum computing. Before he sold it, his company used advanced computing for cybersecurity, health care, and other applications.   Read More

Following the special election for California’s 32nd Assembly District, Ellis was sworn in Monday afternoon. The AD-32 seat had been vacant for nearly a year, since now-Congressman Vince Fong left the post to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress.   Read…

Ellis won 64.7% of the vote in the Feb. 25 special primary election and under state law, candidates who secure more than half of the vote in a primary election are automatically awarded the office.   Read More