Former Mayor, City of Oakley

Former Member, Oakley City Council

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 11, 2012-2021

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 11, 2020

Former Member, Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Improving Bay Area Transportation Systems Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Climate Change Policies, California State Assembly

Former Member, Rail Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on End of Life Health Care, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Transportation Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Assembly

No professional experience on file.

Former Member, Chamber of Commerce

Former Commissioner, Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Citizen Advisory Committee

Former Member, E-Bart Advisory Committee

Former President, Kiwanis Club

Former Chair, State Route 4 Bypass Authority

Former Vice Chair, TRANSPLAN

Former Commissioner, Transit Authority

Awards:

Citizen of the Year Award, Threads of Hope Award, Bay Area Jefferson Award for Community Service

Favorite Book:

The Art of War, Sun Tzu

Favorite Movie:

Forrest Gump

Favorite Musician:

Metalica, Testament

Favorite Quote:

"That's How We Roll!"

Hobbies or Special Talents:

25 mile bike rides, hiking to the top of Mt. Diablo, commuinty clean-up days, relaxing on the Delta, walking "Rocky" my 6 year old black lab

Pets (include names):

Black labrador: Rocky

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Jim Frazier's Call to Service

My Story: The Day Our Lives Changed. On December 16, 2000, our two daughters were in a head-on collision due to black ice on Highway 50 on their way to Tahoe. Our oldest daughter, Stephanie, (20 years old) died in the accident and Lindsey was hospitalized in critical condition. We were grief-stricken -- more so after learning there had been 143 accidents and many fatalities on that 2 mile stretch of High-way 50 where our daughter died. After much work, we succeeded in convincing Caltrans to widen the median and install a new pavement to prevent black ice. To date, there has not been one cross-over fatality. The stretch of Highway 50 where Stephanie died is now called the "Stephanie Marie Frazier Memorial Highway."

A Tragedy Turned into a Call to Help Other Families
After learning of Stephanie's death, we stood by Lindsey's hospital bed as she clung to life. When Janet almost fainted after a day without eating, a caring nurse took out her own lunch and shared her sandwich with my wife. It was a random act of kindness we never forgot. In 2004, we formed a nonprofit organization which continues to provide packaged snacks and meals, in purple bags (Stephanie's favorite color), to over 100,000 families of sick and injured children in 50 hospitals throughout Northern California.

Why I Ran for Office
This experience opened my eyes to what a difference a person can make in solving problems for people. After serving as Oakley Mayor and Councilmember, I was excited to do more for others and, in 2012, made the decisions to run for Assembly in the 11th District.