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Chuck DeVore

Member of the California State Assembly
from the 70th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2004
Preceded by John Campbell
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Diane DeVore
Children Jennie DeVore
Amy DeVore
Alma mater Claremont McKenna College
Cal State Fullerton
American University in Cairo
Occupation Businessman
Profession Military officer
Religion Christian
Website Chuck DeVore: California State Assemblyman
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Department of the Army Seal.svg United States Army
Years of service 1983-2007
Rank US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel
Unit 40th Infantry Division SSI.svg 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
Commands Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 640th Military Intelligence Battalion
Awards Meritorious Svc Medal ribbon.jpg Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Army Commendation Medal (2)
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Army Achievement Medal (3)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2) with Mobilization device
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (6)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg National Defense Service Medal (2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (2)
Army Service Ribbon

Charles S. DeVore (born May 20, 1962) is a U.S. politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County. On November 12, 2008, DeVore announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2010. DeVore serves as Vice Chair of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee and is also a member of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and Veterans Affairs Committee.

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Early life and family

Born in Seattle, Washington, DeVore moved to California when he was 13 years old.

From 1980 to 1983, he attended California State University, Fullerton, paying for college by working industrial construction as union carpenter (AFL-CIO). DeVore earned a ROTC scholarship to attend Claremont McKenna College, where he earned his B.A. in Strategic Studies with honors in 1985. He studied abroad at the American University in Cairo.

Married in 1988, DeVore and his wife, Diane, have two daughters, Jennie, born in 1991, and Amy, born in 1997.

Business and public service career

From 1986 to 1988, DeVore served in the Reagan Administration as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Defense. In that capacity, he worked on Capitol Hill and traveled to Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America.

In 1988, DeVore was the public liaison director for the Congressional campaign of Reagan's Senior Associate Counsel Chris Cox. After Cox won the election, DeVore served as senior assistant to Cox during his first term.

In 1991, DeVore joined SM&A, an aerospace engineering and management services firm in Newport Beach. Upon his election to the Assembly in 2004, DeVore was vice president for research for the firm. He also became an Irvine City Commissioner that year, serving until 1996. DeVore was Vice Chairman of the Irvine Community Services Commission from 1993 to 1994 and served as chairman from 1994 to 1995. He also served as an elected member of Republican Party Central Committee of Orange County from 1993 to 2003.

Military service

DeVore enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1983 with the rank of private first class. He earned an ROTC scholarship and was commissioned an officer in 1985. In 2007, DeVore retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel from the California Army National Guard after more than 24 years of service. Most of his time in uniform was spent in the 40th Infantry Division (Mechanized).

DeVore graduated from the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Services School, and the Command and General Staff College. His overseas military service included deployments to Panama and Korea. In 1990-91, during the Gulf War, DeVore was deployed to Fort Irwin, California where he was assigned to the Opposing Force (OPFOR). He was also called to active duty during the 1992 Los Angeles riots to patrol South Los Angeles.

California State Assemblyman

In 2004, DeVore won the Republican primary election for the 70th Assembly District in coastal Orange County by a 20% margin in a six-way race. He then won the general election with 61% of the vote. DeVore won reelection in 2006 and again in 2008. Because of term limits, he is ineligible to run for reelection in 2010.

In 2004, the Claremont Institute named DeVore a Lincoln Fellow. DeVore has been named legislator of the year by seven organizations: the California Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the California chapter of the American Legion, the State Commanders' Veterans Council, a membership organization of 20 veterans and military-related organizations, the Southern California Contractors Association, the Young Republican Federation of California and the Orange County Republican Party. In 2006, the Orange County United Way recognized DeVore for his efforts to improve home-based child care law.

Bills and policy positions

Nuclear power

In the California State Assembly DeVore is known for his advocacy of modern nuclear power as the only practical way to produce large amounts of reliable, affordable electricity while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. DeVore has authored five bills on nuclear power: AB 719, AB 1776, AB 2788, ABX2 5 , and AB 1035. None of the bills made it out of committee as they failed to secure votes from majority Democrats. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Accessing California's offshore oil

DeVore has also proposed using slant drilling from inland locations to extract large amounts of oil in California's territorial waters, as a way to generate added state revenue and jobs while offsetting the importation of foreign oil. Slant drilling would require no new offshore rigs.

Stopping higher taxes, proposing tax cuts

Seeing a slowing economy in California, DeVore wrote AB 1443 the "California Investment and Jobs Act" to reduce the income tax rate in California, America's highest. The bill failed to gain Democrat votes and died in committee.[6]

Government reform

In the area of state-owned housing by government employees, DeVore wrote AB 1708 in 2005. As AB 1708 was being considered, The California State Auditor released a report showing that state employees were improperly receiving $8 million per year in unreported free rent while underpaying $3 million per year in taxes on the unreported fringe benefit. Now law, AB 1708 requires the Director of the Department of Personnel Administration to determine by rule the fair and reasonable value of maintenance, living quarters, housing, lodging, board, meals, food, household supplies, fuel, laundry, and other services furnished by the state as an employer of its employees.[7]

Prison reform

In 2007 DeVore wrote AB 716 with Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (D-Compton) to improve drug and alcohol rehabilitation in the California prison system. This key provision of prison reform was incorporated into AB 900 which was signed into law. [8] [9]

Child care reform

In 2005, officials with United Way of Orange County approached Assemblyman DeVore regarding the issue of cities using the permitting process to discourage the creation of family run neighborhood day care centers. In response, DeVore wrote AB 266 in 2005. This bill was defeated in committee after strong lobbying by the California League of Cities. In 2006 DeVore introduced AB 2403, which was signed into law. [10]

Legislative scorecards

Project Vote Smart provides the following results from legislative scorecards.[11]

Book

In 1999, DeVore co-wrote a novel, China Attacks, with Steven W. Mosher, about an invasion of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China. The book was published in 2000 by Infinity Publishing, a company for authors who want to self-publish. In 2001 the book was translated into Chinese, in Taiwan.

Assembly events

DeVore resigned his position as Chief Republican Whip on February 14, 2009 in protest of a $12 billion per year tax increase agreed to by Republican leadership.[12]

2010 United States Senate bid

Being unable to seek re-election to his assembly seat in 2010 due to term limits, on November 12, 2008, DeVore declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by three-term Democratic senator Barbara Boxer.[13] DeVore's campaign posted two parodies of two songs by the The Eagles, "After the Hope of November is Gone" (after "The Boys of Summer") and "All She Wants to Do is Tax."(after "All She Wants to Do Is Dance") on YouTube in April 2009. Don Henley and Henley's producer filed suit and YouTube removed them. DeVore filed a counter-claim and restored one of the videos to YouTube for several months before additional legal action took it down. [14][15][16] By November 2009, DeVore had made over 200 campaign events focusing on Boxer and the November 2010 elections, raising almost $1 million from 16,000 donors.[17] [18] [19] [20]

At the start of November 2009, his new opponent, Carly Fiorina has been suggesting that, despite the fact that DeVore was garnering endorsements such as from Sen. Jim DeMint and almost 60 percent of California's elected Republican officials, including Rep. Tom McClintock, that he lacked the name recognition to provide her with a serious challenge in the primaries. But several polls showed DeVore and Fiorina effectively tied for the Republican nomination, including an L.A. Times/USC poll released on November 8, 2009. [21] [22] [23] [24]

References

  1. ^ CA AB 719
  2. ^ CA AB 1776
  3. ^ CA AB 2788
  4. ^ CA ABX2 5
  5. ^ CA AB 1035
  6. ^ CA AB 1443
  7. ^ CA AB 1708
  8. ^ CA AB 716
  9. ^ CA AB 900
  10. ^ CA AB 2403
  11. ^ ""Assembly Member Charles S. 'Chuck' DeVore (CA)"". vote-smart.org. Project Vote Smart. http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=28714. Retrieved 2008-12-23. 
  12. ^ California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore Resigns Leadership Post Due to $14 Billion Tax Increase Deal 2009-02-14
  13. ^ DeVore targets Boxer for 2010 Senate seat 2008-11-10
  14. ^ Solid Principles podcast: Episode 10: Boxer Rebellion 2009
  15. ^ Don Henley sues Senate candidate over song use April 18, 2009
  16. ^ Chuck DeVore's Quixotic Attempt to Twitter and Parody-Video His Way Into the U.S. Senate 2009-05-21
  17. ^ WCPAC Interview: Chuck DeVore 2009-10-19
  18. ^ Voice & Video Rentals Chuck DeVore on today's big issues and why he wants to take down Boxer 2009-10-19
  19. ^ Fiorina boasts of NRSC support in California primary 2009-10-21
  20. ^ Chuck DeVore Who? 2009-10-28
  21. ^ Senator Jim DeMint Endorses California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore for U.S. Senate 2009-11-03
  22. ^ Chuck DeVore: The New Conservative Darling, Birther Connections And All 2009-11-06
  23. ^ Carly to Media: Chuck DeVore Who? 2009-11-06
  24. ^ Fiorina, DeVore locked up for GOP's Senate nod 2009-11-09

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John Campbell		 California State Assemblyman
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  3. Steven Bradford (D)
  4. Isadore Hall (D)
  5. Ted Lieu (D)
  6. Bonnie Lowenthal (D)
  7. Warren Furutani (D)
  8. Tony Mendoza (D)
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  10. Charles Calderon (D)
  11. Anthony Adams (R)
  12. Curt Hagman (R)
  13. Norma Torres (D)
  14. Wilmer Carter (D)
  15. Bill Emmerson (R)
  16. Brian Nestande (R)
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  2. Kevin Jeffries (R)
  3. Jim Silva (R)
  4. Van Tran (R)
  5. Jose Solorio (D)
  6. Chuck DeVore (R)
  7. Jeff Miller (R)
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  10. Martin Garrick (R)
  11. Nathan Fletcher (R)
  12. Lori Saldaña (D)
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