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John Laird
John Laird may refer to: * John Laird (American politician) (born 1950), California State Senator * John Laird (footballer) (1935–2016) Australian rules footballer * John Laird (philosopher) (1887–1946), Scottish philosopher * John Laird (shipbuilder) (1805–1874), British shipbuilder and key figure in development of Birkenhead * John Laird, Baron Laird (1944–2018), British Member of the House of Lords and Ulster Unionist Politician * John E. Laird (born 1954), computer scientist * John Houston Laird (1874–1959), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * John Keith McBroom Laird (1907–1985), Canadian author, barrister, and solicitor * Jack Laird (1923–1991), American television writer and actor * John Laird (minister) (1811-1896) Moderator of the General Assembly The moderator of the General Assembly is the Chair (official), chairperson of a General Assembly (presbyterian church), General Assembly, the highest court of a Presbyterian or Calvinism, Reformed church. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laird (American Politician)
John Laird (born March 29, 1950) is an American politician who is serving his second term as the California State Senator for District 17, a position he has held since December 7, 2020. A Democrat, Laird was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and represented the 27th District in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008. The 27th District included parts of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Laird, along with Mark Leno of San Francisco, was one of the first two openly gay men to serve in the California Legislature. In 1983 Laird became one of the United States' first openly gay mayors, when he took over the mayoralty of the city of Santa Cruz, California. Early life Laird was raised in Vallejo, California, and educated in Vallejo public schools. His parents were both educators. He graduated from Adlai Stevenson College of the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1972 with an A.B. in politics. His undergraduate thesis was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
