Johan M. Klehs is a
California
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state politician from
San Leandro
San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sout ...
. He was born in
Alameda, California
Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for " tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda Island, but also spans Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, as we ...
on June 27, 1952.
He is a
Democrat
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Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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. Klehs served as a member of the San Leandro, California City Council from 1978 to 1982. He represented
California's 14th Assembly District from 1982 until 1992 and the 18th District from 1992 to 1994. He served as a member of the
State Board of Equalization from 1994 until 2002 when he was termed out and lost the Democratic primary for
State Controller. He served in the Assembly again from 2004 to 2006, representing the 18th District.
Klehs served as a lecturer of political science and strategic advisor to the Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.
Elected offices
References
External links
UC Berkeley Biography
1952 births
Living people
Politicians from Alameda, California
Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
21st-century American politicians
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