Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 8, 2022-2024

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 8, 2022

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 23, 2012-2022

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 19, 2010

Mayor, City of Fresno, 1993-2001

Former Vice-Chair, Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Subcommittee Number One on Health and Human Services, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Subcommittee Number Three Resources and Transportation, California State Assembly

Former Member, Communications and Conveyance Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Health Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Audit, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Labor and Employment Committee, California State Assembly

Former Co-Chair, Legislative Ethics Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on California's Clean Energy Economy, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice-Chair, Utilities and Energy Committee, California State Assembly

President/Chief Executive Officer, Jim Patterson Consulting Services, 2001-present

Talk Show Host, KMJ News, present

Political Analyst, KMPH-TV 26, present

Former General Managing Partner, Compass Broadcasting, Incorporated

Former Member, Advisory Board, Fresno Alumni Association

Former Board Member, City of Fresno Pension Retirement System

Former Board Member, Council of Fresno County Governments (COG)

Former Board Member, Fresno County Transportation Authority

Former Board Member, San Joaquin River Conservancy

Awards:

Recipient of the California Commendation Medal, Military Department of the State of California

Number of Grandchildren:

4