Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-40th District)
http://dist40.casen.govoffice.com

Denise Moreno Ducheny has served in the California State Senate since November 5, 2002, representing the 40th District which includes portions of San Diego and Riverside Counties and all of Imperial County.

Senator Ducheny chairs the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. She is Vice Chair of the Agriculture Committee, a member of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and also chairs the Select Committees on California-Mexico Cooperation and Oversight of the UC Energy Labs.

Prior to her election to the California State Senate, Senator Ducheny served in the California State Assembly from 1994-2000 and on the San Diego Community College Board from 1990-94.

Assembly Member Pedro Nava (D-35th District)
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a35/

Pedro was elected to the State Assembly on November 2nd, 2004. He currently serves as Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, and is a member of Appropriations, the committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and Water Parks and Wildlife. Pedro also serves on: the Joint Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security as Chair; and the California Ocean Protection Council, which is charged with coordinating and improving protection and management of California's ocean and coastal resources.

From 1997 to 2004, Pedro served on the California Coastal Commission. With the highest coastal resource protection voting record the Sierra Club, the League for Coastal Protection, and the Santa Barbara Chapter of the California League of Conservation Voters named him an "Environmental Hero." Assemblymember Nava also was awarded the 2005 National Hispanic Environmental Council's "Environmental Leadership Award."