Career
Bronzan received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Fresno, was a fellow with the Coro Foundation in San Francisco, and received a Masters Degree in Urban Studies from Occidental College in Los Los Angeles Prior to serving in the Assembly, Bronzan was a high school teacher, then became a program director in mental health in Fresno County before successfully running for the County Board of Supervisors. He served on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1975 until his election to the Assembly in 1982.
In the Assembly, he was Chairman of the Health Committee, the Select Committee on Mental Health, and the Appropriations Sub-Committee on Health.
He became a nationally recognized leader in mental health, successfully carrying the Mental Health Reform Acting, Re-Alignment, and the first mental health parity bill in the nation. He was also extensively involved in policy work for kids-at-risk, aging and long-term-care, and public health with more than a hundred pieces of major legislation passed under his name.
Daughter, Chloë Bronzan is a professional actress and director in the San Francisco Bay area. Son, Forest owns an e-marketing business in San Rafael, California.
