Education
Beall Junior. also graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor in Political Science.
Beall Junior. also graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor in Political Science.
He currently serves in the California State Senate representing the 15th district. On July 9, 1983, he and Patricia F. "Pat" Lafkas were married. He has two stepsons, Gregory B. Chubb (born November 7, 1967) and Mark J. Chubb (born June 16, 1970).
Beall is a vegetarian.
Beall served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from 1994 until 2006, prior to which he served 14 years on the San Jose City Council. As a councilman and county supervisor, Beall served two decades on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, where he lobbied commissioners to select the extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system to San Jose as a top priority project, enabling it to eventually receive $900 million in federal funding.
In the spring of 2012, Valley Transportation Authority and BART officials broke ground on the extension. In 2011, Beall announced his candidacy for the new District 15 seat of the California State Senate.