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Brian Nestande

Alma mater
  
Liberty University

Education
  
Liberty University

Spouse(s)
  
Shanon Mayes

Role
  
American Politician

Political party
  
Republican

Name
  
Chad Mayes

Nationality
  
American

Occupation
  
Politician


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Party
  
California Republican Party

Residence
  
Yucca Valley, California, United States

Similar People
  
Kristin Olsen, Eric Linder, Jeff Stone

Profiles

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Chad Mayes is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 42nd district, encompassing parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, he was a Yucca Valley town councilmember.

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Background

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Mayes earned a Bachelor of Science in Government from Liberty University. Before entering public service, Mayes worked as a financial advisor and tax preparer.

Town council

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Mayes served on the Yucca Valley Town Council from 2002–2011, and was twice elected by the council to serve as mayor.

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In 2004, Mayes and then-councilman Paul Cook voted against a proposed 42-percent pay increase for town elected officials. In his final budget as Mayor, Yucca Valley spent $8.7 million, a slight decrease from the previous year, and had over $5 million in reserves.

In 2011, Mayes resigned as a member of the town council to focus on his responsibilities as Chief of Staff to San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford, saying he found it "difficult to keep up with the basics of serving as a council member," and that "Yucca Valley deserves a council member who will give them 100 percent every day."

State legislature

Mayes was elected to the State Assembly in November 2014, with 57.3% of the vote. He was appointed Vice Chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee and a member of the Committees on Governmental Organization, Insurance and Rules, as well as the Special Committee on Legislative Ethics. Mayes was also appointed to the Select Committee on Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea, and was named Chief Republican Whip.

Mayes was appointed by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins to serve on the California Commission on Disability Access, which works to improve accessibility by fostering dialogue between the disabled and business communities.

During his first year in office, he introduced AB 851, which provides an orderly process for municipal disincorporation, AB 1286, which would create a body to holistically examine the state's regulatory environment, and AB 1202, which would have reduced the California State Fire Prevention Fee for residents who also pay for fire prevention at the local level. All three bills received unanimous bi-partisan support in their policy committee hearings.

On August 24, the Republican caucus announced the removal of Mayes as the minority leader and will be succeeded by Brian Dahle on September 15.

Personal life

The son of a pastor, Mayes grew up in Yucca Valley, graduating from Grace Christian School at 16. After graduating from Liberty University, Mayes married his wife Shanon at 24. Mayes currently plays guitar at his church, and performed with Kristin Olsen and David Chiu at the 54th Annual California Prayer Breakfast in Sacramento.

In July 2017, a web site called American Children First claimed that Mayes had been having an affair with Olsen, his predecessor as Assembly Republican Leader, who is also the Vice Chair of the California Republican Party and an elected member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors.

References

Chad Mayes Wikipedia