Bill Leonard

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1978	Republican	AD-67	53466	Win
11-04-1980	Republican	AD-67	87566	Win
11-02-1982	Republican	AD-61	71301	Win
11-06-1984	Republican	AD-61	85270	Win
11-04-1986	Republican	AD-61	67806	Win
11-08-1988	Republican	SD-25	190717	Win
11-03-1992	Republican	SD-31	192171	Win
11-05-1996	Republican	AD-63	78351	Win
11-03-1998	Republican	AD-63	67563	Win
11-07-2000	Republican	AD-63	79896	Win
11-05-2002	Republican	SBOE2	1057953	Win
11-07-2006	Republican	SBOE2	1155308	Win

Candidate Biography:

William R. Leonard
Born: October 29, 1947 in San Bernardino, CA
Married: Sherry Boldizsar
Children: Tim, Michael and Jacob
Military Service: CA Militia

1969-1970: Assembly Fellow, Assemblyman John T. Knox
Previous: Legislative Advisor, Congresswoman Shirley N. Pettis
Previous: Special Assistant, Congressman Jerry L. Pettis
1994-1996: Member, California Constitutional Revision Commission
1997-1998: Minority Leader, California State Assembly
1998: Candidate for Assembly Speaker (Lost; 37 to 43)
2008: Early Primary Candidate for Controller in 2010 (withdrew)
2010: Resigned from the Board of Equalization on March 9.
2010: Secretary, State and Consumer Services Agency

• QUOTABLE: "That is not a detour, that is my district." (Twitter/X, 10/2/2023 @ 3:18 PM)
• EARTHQUAKE: The epicenter for the 1992 Landers earthquake (a 7.3 magnitude earthquake on June 28, 1992) occurred within the districts of State Senator Bill Leonard and Assemblyman Paul A. Woodruff.
• LEGISLATION: Author of the Leonard Law (SB 1115 in 1992), which protects the freedom of speech of private university students in California.
• NOTABLE NO VOTE (Expanded Local Pension Benefits): Leonard was one of 7 State Assemblymembers (and 14 legislators overall) who voted against AB 616 (2001) by Tom Calderon, which created allowed California cities, counties and special districts to offer retirement benefit factors up to 3% at age 60.very generous pension formula. These higher benefit factors led to severe unfunded pension liabilities in a number of cities a decade later. 
• TERM LIMITS: Bill Leonard was the first legislator to term out in both houses (in 2002).
• PLACENAME: The California State Assembly has named Legislative Office Building (LOB) Room 375 as the Bill Leonard Training Room.
• Bill Leonard is the son of William E. Leonard (California Highway Commission, 1973-1977) and (California Transportation Commission, 1985-1993). The elder Leonard was honored by the naming of the William E. Leonard 15-210 Freeway Interchange and CSU San Bernardino's William and Barbara Leonard Transportation Center.

Source: California Blue Book (2000)
Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)