Joe Dunn is a Democratic former California State Senator who represented California's 34th Senate District in central Orange County and led the state's investigation into Enron's involvement in the 2000-2001 energy crisis.[1] He was first elected to the state Senate in 1998, when he unseated incumbent Republican Rob Hurrt by a 51% to 49% margin. Dunn was reelected in 2002. He ran for the Democratic nomination for Controller in 2006 but lost by 53% to 47% to John Chiang, who would then go on to win the general.
In October 2006, Dunn was appointed as CEO of the California Medical Association.[2]
In 2010, Dunn was selected as the Executive Director of the State Bar of California.[3] He is a founding partner of The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP.
| Preceded by Rob Hurtt |
California State Senate, 34th District 1998–2006 |
Succeeded by Lou Correa |