| Donald P. Wagner | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 70th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck DeVore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Irvine, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Donald P. Wagner |
Donald "Don" Wagner is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of the California State Assembly (beginning 2010), representing the 70th District, which includes portions of Orange County. Wagner also serves as the Vice Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and as a member of the Aging and Long Term Care, Appropriations, Budget, and Education Committees.
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Wagner received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctorate in 1987 from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to the California Bar in the same year.[1]
Wagner is married to Megan Wagner, and he and his family resides in Irvine, California.
Wagner was an attorney for Kindel and Anderson from 1987 to 1993, and for Wagner and Associates from 1993 to 1998. He has been an attorney for Wagner Lautsch Limited Liability Partnership since 1998.[2]
Wagner served on several committees or advisory boards for the Orange County Bar Association and as a Judge Pro Tempore in the Superior Court of Orange County. Other previous positions include three active terms as a member of the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees. He founded and served as the first president of the Orange County Chapter of the Federalist Society.
In 2010, Wagner captured the Republican primary election for the 70th Assembly District. He then proceeded to win the general election with 58.2% of the votes.[3]
For the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wagner has been appointed to these committees:
On February 16, 2011, Wagner authored a bill (AB 632) that would require the Office of Administrative Law to send notices to the legislature of proposed regulatory actions, including information regarding the economic costs of the regulation: AB 632[4]
Wagner has also proposed bill (AB 338) in advocacy for greater transparency in the passing of new bureaucratic regulations. bureaucracy tries to put in place by requiring a copy of each new regulation to be submitted to the Secretary of State.[5]
Project Vote Smart provides the following results from legislative scorecards.[6]
On June 15, 2011, during an Assembly debate on a redevelopment bill, Wagner remarked that the bill was like something he had "seen on The Sopranos" and likened the author of the bill to Tony Soprano. After Assemblyman Anthony Portantino demanded that Wagner apologize for his comments, Wagner replied that he would "apologize to any Italian-American who is NOT in the Mafia or involved in insurance scams". His response incited a verbal confrontation on the Assembly floor between him and assemblyman Warren Furutani (D-Gardena), and the two had to be physically separated. [7]
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| Preceded by Chuck DeVore |
California State Assemblyman 70th District 2010– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |