Steve BennettIncumbent

Candidate for Assembly District 38

Steve Bennett is a Democratic Assembly member. He represents District 38 in Ventura County. He was born on December 31, 1950. His hometown was Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned a college degree in economics. He studied at Brown University, class of 1972. He later earned a master's degree in education. He got it from Butler University in 1976. Bennett taught high school for about 20 years. He taught economics and U.S. history. He taught at Calabasas High School and Nordhoff High School. He later worked as a counseling head. He also served as assistant principal at Nordhoff. His first elected post was Ventura City Council. He served there from 1993 to 1997. He then joined the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. He served five terms, from 2001 to 2020. He was board chair more than once. He first won an Assembly seat in 2020. That seat was District 37. Redistricting moved him to District 38 in 2022. He won re-election in 2024. He got 63.4% of the vote. He sits on six Assembly committees. These include Budget, Education, and Elections. He also serves on Privacy and Consumer Protection. He serves on Rules, and on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. He belongs to the California Legislative Progressive Caucus. He is married to Leslie Ogden. They have four children. Home: Ventura County, in the Ventura area. Job: California State Assemblymember. He was once a teacher and assistant principal. He has been in the Assembly since 2020. He held District 37 from 2020 to 2022. He has held District 38 since December 2022. Before that, he served on the county board from 2001 to 2020. He served on the Ventura City Council from 1993 to 1997.

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