Tony Strickland

Former California State Senator; California Chairman, The Committee for American Sovereignty

In 2016, Tony Strickland served as the California chairman for the pro-Trump super PAC, Committee for American Sovereignty.  He is a member of the Republican Party and a former California State Senator who represented the 19th district from 2008-2012. Prior to that, he served as California State Assemblyman from 1998-2004 for the 37th district. As an assemblyman, Tony was Chairman of the Assembly Republican Caucus.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Whittier College.

Live Event Appearances

Past event

What Now for California?

What’s the future for California with a Donald Trump White House? Nationally, an overwhelming majority of governors’ offices and state legislatures are in Republican hands. In California however, Republicans don’t hold any statewide offices; now they have a president and party leader they didn’t embrace during the national election. Democrats remain firmly in control in Sacramento but federal funding for their big-ticket priorities - high speed rail, delta tunnels, clean energy - is now in question.

Podcast Guest Appearances

C1 Revue: Political and Climate Disruption

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a hoax. So what will 2017 and the Trump administration mean for the future of clean energy? On today’s show we look ahead at how environmentally-conscious lawmakers and businesses might move forward now that Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, and how big blue California might continue to lead the fight against climate change in spite of what happens in Washington.