John Longville (born September 21, 1949 in

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) is an American politician who served in the

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from 1998 until 2004, representing part of San Bernardino County.

Career

California Assembly

Longville succeeded

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in the

, who was elected to the State Senate, and was succeeded by Baca's son, Joe Baca, Jr. Longville previously served as mayor of Rialto from 1987 until 1998, and for seven years prior to that as a member of the Rialto city council. Longville also served as press secretary for Congressman

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In the wake of the

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, he wrote and secured legislative adoption of Article II, Section 2.5 of the Constitution of California, mandating that all legally-cast votes in California elections must be counted. The amendment was approved by the voters of California in the March 2002 state election. The Rialto station is named is his honor, as Longville was one of the early proponents of the Metrolink commuter rail system.

San Bernardino politics

In September 2007, he was appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy on the board of directors of the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, and was elected and reelected to that board without opposition in 2009, 2013, and 2017, continuing to serve in that position at the present time. In November 2008, Longville was elected to the

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Board of Trustees. He was reelected in 2012, 2016, and 2020, and continues to serve on the board.

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