Fabian Nunez

Speaker, California State Assembly

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Speaker of the California State Assembly; co-chair of Phil Angelides' 2006 gubernatorial campaign

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California has a  Republican Governor  and Democrats controlling both the  Assembly  and  Senate .  For the last two years, that's meant a sort of continuing gridlock, but this year is…

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California has a Republican Governor and Democrats controlling both the Assembly and Senate .  For the last two years, that's meant a sort of continuing gridlock, but this year is…

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