Rico Oller

CA Blue Book 2000

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-05-1996	Republican	AD-04	105257	Win
11-03-1998	Republican	AD-04	103688	Win
11-07-2000	Republican	SD-01	220427	Win
11-06-2012	Republican	AD-05	75071	Loss

Candidate Biography:

Thomas "Rico" Oller
Born: July 16, 1958 in Fresno, CA
Married: Londa
Children: William, Jeffrey, Rachael, and Spencer

Previous: Member, Calaveras County Fish and Game Commission
2004: Primary Candidate for CD-03 (Lost; 35.9%)
2008: Early Candidate for CD-04 (Withdrew)

• LEGISLATION: In 2003, Oller was the author of SBX3 1 which repealed SB 60 (Cedillo). SB 60 had passed the Legislature and been signed by Governor Gray Davis on September 5, but was repealed four months later on December 3, 2003. 
• NOTABLE NO VOTE (Expanded Local Pension Benefits): Oller was one of 7 State Senators (and 14 legislators overall) who voted against AB 616 (2001) by Tom Calderon, which allowed California cities, counties and special districts to offer retirement benefit factors up to 3% at age 60. These higher benefit factors led to severe unfunded pension liabilities in a number of cities a decade later.
• Oller is one of nine legislators who served in both houses of the California State Legislature since 1990 but never termed out of either.

Source: California Blue Book (2000)