William Ronald Berryhill (born March 18, 1958) is an American farmer and politician.
He represented the
26th district in the
California State Assembly
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, 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
Stockton Stockton may refer to:
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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
State Legislature
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, and also served as director of the
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
His brother,
Tom
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* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
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, 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.
References
External links
Personal website
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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