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Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura), who introduced the bill, said it was intended to address a significant loophole in California’s groundwater law. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, passed in 2014, created local agencies tasked with developing plans for curbing overpumping in many areas of the state, but left counties in charge of issuing permits for new wells.
Steve Bennett is an independent local leader who is not afraid to stand up to powerful special interests to protect our quality of life, open spaces and address climate change. As an environmentalist he protected Ventura County’s open spaces and agricultural land from massive LA urban sprawl projects using an innovative series of land use initiatives.
Steve Bennett was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 31, 1950.He graduated from Brown University with an honours degree in economics in 1972, and graduated from Butler University with a master's degree in education in 1976. He worked as a high school teacher who taught economics and American history for twenty years at Calabasas High School and Nordhoff High School.He married Leslie Ogden, with whom he had four children, and moved to Ventura, California. Bennett later led the ...
Assemblymember Steve Bennett was elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and currently represents the 38th district which includes the western half of Ventura County. Born and raised in the Midwest, Steve developed a strong sense of community responsibility. After graduating from Brown University with an Honors Degree in Economics, Steve served his community as a high school Economics and American History teacher for over 20 years. ...
Assemblymember Steve Bennett’s request for $14,298,000 to fund six fuels crews will help expand local fire protection without draining local budgets. Steve Bennett and his wife Leslie were fortunate that their home was spared in the Thomas Fire. This was their neighbors’ home across the street. “Fund wildfire crews in Santa Barbara and ...
Assemblymember Steve Bennett was elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and represents the 38th district that includes the western part of Ventura County. Steve launched his bid for the Assembly with a recognition that the window to effectively address climate change is rapidly closing. His first climate change efforts focus on improving storage capacity of renewable energy which is an essential step to achieving the goal of 100% renewable energy.
Assemblymember Steve Bennett was elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and represents the 38th district that includes the western part of Ventura County. He currently serves as Chair of Budget Subcommittee 4: Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation, and the Chair of the Select Committee on Building a Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Economy.
Steve Bennett won approval of new fiscal policies that have built the County’s rainy day reserve fund to 13% of the budget. He balanced 19 budgets in a row and today the County’s bond rating is the highest possible. Steve’s fiscal leadership has produced more money for vital services including public safety, more child protective workers for foster children and adult protective services for our vulnerable senior population, especially those in nursing homes with no family or friends to ...
Steve Bennett, 73, is a former high school economics and American history teacher. He also is a former Ventura City Council member and a member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. Since his election to the Assembly in 2020, he’s been an advocate for reigning in environmentally harmful water use. He’s a graduate of Brown University with a master’s in education from Butler University.
Nov 8, 2022 · Steve Bennett was born in the Midwest. Bennett earned a degree in economics from Brown University. Bennett's career experience includes working as a high school economics and American history teacher. Bennett was elected to the Ventura City Council in 1993 and served until 1997. He was also elected to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, serving from 2000 to 2020. Committee assignments 2023-2024 ...
