Education
University of California, Berkeley. University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
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Dick Ackerman
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Born in Long Beach, California, Ackerman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from Hastings College of the Law in 1967. Elected to the Fullerton City Council in 1980, Ackerman served three terms on the council, also serving as Mayor in 1982 and 1986. Ackerman was elected to the California State Assembly from the 72nd District in a 1995 special election to replace Assemblyman Ross Johnson, who vacated the seat after winning a special election to the State Senate.
After those three terms in the Assembly, Ackerman was elected to the State Senate in 2000.
In first year in the Senate, he became Vice Chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. Ackerman and his family moved from their long-time Fullerton residence in the northern part of his Senate District to Irvine in the central part of his Senate District.
In 2002, Ackerman agreed to run as a sacrificial lamb against incumbent Democratic Attorney General Bill Lockyer in the latter"s bid for a second term, as no Republican sought the nomination for Attorney General and Ackerman could retain his Senate seat since it was not up for election until 2004. On May 10, 2004, Ackerman was unanimously elected to serve as Senate Minority Leader.
On April 15, 2008, Ackerman officially handed over California Senate Grand Old Party leadership to fellow Long Beach-born State Senator Dave Cogdill.
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Membership
During his tenure in the Assembly, Ackerman served as Assistant Republican Leader, Republican Caucus Whip, Vice Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, a member of Appropriations Committee, and a member of the Legislative Ethics Committee.
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