Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
7:00 PM: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
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The San Ramon Valley Democratic Club is honored to have Congressman Mark DeSaulnier speak at our February 23 meeting. He represents the 10th congressional district that includes both Danville and San Ramon and most of Contra Costa County. We welcome his progressive ideas and look forward to hearing about what is happening in Congress.
Mark is one of only a few Members of Congress to serve on four committees. He currently sits on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Education and Labor, where he serves as Chairman of Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. He also is a Member of the House Committee on Rules, where he has the opportunity to weigh in on major pieces of legislation before they are brought to the House Floor and where he was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee. Mark is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
.Congressman DeSaulnier focuses on holding private industry accountable to consumers and the government accountable to its citizens. One of the first things he did when coming to Congress was to start the “Future of Work, Wages, and Labor” initiative to help carve out a path for workers to get the benefits they deserve and be prepared for the jobs of the future. He authored legislation to level the playing field between CEOs with out of control salaries and everyday workers; is working to support workers transition to more reliable, long-term industries; and fought for economic and mental health support for our families suffering during the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to his time in Congress, Congressman DeSaulnier served as a California State Senator and Assembly member, where 61 of his bills became California state law. During his time in the legislature, he was the first freshman in history to chair the Assembly Transportation Committee. Mark later became Chair of the California State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. He provided leadership for the Highway 4 BART expansion to eastern Contra Costa County, and the development of a fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel.
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Mark earned his BA in History from the College of the Holy Cross. Congressman DeSaulnier was a member of both the Teamsters International Union and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. In the early 1970s, he moved to California and over the next 35 years, he owned and managed several successful Bay Area restaurants, including Henry Africa’s in San Francisco, Santa Fe Bar and Grill with Jeremiah Tower in Berkeley, and TR’s in Concord. Congressman DeSaulnier lives in Concord where he raised his two sons, Tristan and Tucker. He is an avid runner and has completed twenty-one marathons.
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Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
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