Jerry McNerney's Biography
- State Senate (CA) - District 5, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
1021 O Street, Suite 6640
Sacramento, CA 95814-4900
7488 Shoreline Drive, Suites B2 and 4
Stockton, CA 95219
Full Name:
Gerald 'Jerry' McNerney
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 3 Children: Michael, Windy, Greg
Birth Date:
06/18/1951
Birth Place:
Alburquerque, NM
Home City:
Pleasanton, CA
Religion:
Catholic
PhD, Differential Geometry, University of New Mexico, 1981
MS, University of New Mexico, 1975
BS, University of New Mexico, 1973
Attended, United States Military Academy at West Point, 1969-1971
Senator, California State Senate, District 5, 2024-present
Candidate, California State Senate, District 5, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 9, 2013-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 9, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 11, 2007-2013
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 11, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Member, Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
Member, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Chair, Revenue and Taxation Committee
Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry
Member, Select Committee on Green Economic Development
Member, Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement
Member, Senate Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit
Member, Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Energy Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security
Former Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Former Member, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
Former Member, House Science Subcommittee on Energy
Former Member, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives
Chief Executive Officer, Horizontal Access Wind Turbine Power, 2004-present
Former Energy Consultant, Electric Power Research Institute
Former Energy Consultant, FloWind
Former Energy Consultant, Pacific Gas and Electric
Former National Security Engineering Contractor, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirkland Air Force Base
Chief Executive Officer, Hawt Power, Incorporated, 2003-2004
Field Manager, Wind Turbine Company, 1999-2003
Senior Engineer, United States Wind Power, Kenetech Incorporated, 1990-1994
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Favorite Musician:
Classic rock and classical music
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Handball, hiking, running (although no longer marathons or triathlons), crossword puzzles, traveling around the district and hearing from the people I represent.