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William Ronald Berryhill (born March 18, 1958) is an American farmer and politician. He represented the 26th district in the
California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...
, encompassing parts of California's Central Valley. In 2008, he was in a tight race for State Senator from the 5th District, when his brother Assemblyman
Tom Berryhill Thomas Charles Berryhill (August 27, 1953 – August 29, 2020) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from January 7, 2019 until his death. He previously represented the 8th district ...
(R) transferred $40,000 to Bill's campaign by passing it through two different Republican campaign committees in order to circumvent state campaign fund regulations. Bill R. Berryhill and his brother were both found guilty and fined $40,000. In 2012, he was the Republican nominee for the California state Senate, when he again challenged Democrat Cathleen Galgiani. He lost by a 51% to 49% margin. He lives in
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with his wife Triana and his three children. The Berryhills are a prominent Republican political family in California. Bill's father, the late
Clare Berryhill Clare L. Berryhill (December 4, 1925 – March 18, 1996) was an American politician. Berryhill was born in Fresno County, California. He lived in Ceres, California and was a grape grower. He served in the California State Assembly from 196 ...
, served in both houses of the
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, and also served as director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. His brother,
Tom Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...
, served in the Assembly for the neighboring 25th district from 2006 to 2010 and served in the State Senate from 2010 to 2018. The Berryhills were the first brothers to serve concurrently in the California Legislature in almost 60 years. His first cousin Mike Berryhill was the 2010 Republican nominee for California's 18th congressional district.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berryhill, Bill 1958 births Farmers from California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly Living people Politicians from Stockton, California People from Ceres, California 21st-century American politicians