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Tony Strickland

Tony Strickland

Republican · California · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for California Senate District 36, California

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Championed a Student Health Bill addressing student health resources, per official Senate site
  • Has raised affordability concerns for Californians, per official Senate site
Biography

Tony Strickland is a sitting State Senator representing the 36th District, previously elected to the State Assembly in 1998 and to the Huntington Beach City Council in 2022, where Strickland also served as Mayor, per Strickland's campaign site. Strickland was born at Fort Ord, California, the son of an Army drill sergeant, and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Whittier College, per the same source.

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