Dean Florez

Dean Raymond Florez (born April 5, 1963 in Shafter, California) was a California State Senator from the 16th Senate District from 2002 until the end of his second term in November 2010. Florez was born and reared in the Central Valley. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1998 and served two terms. His mostly rural district stretches across 300 miles anchored by the city of Bakersfield in the south and the city of Fresno at its northern tip. On December 1, 2008, he was named Senate Majority Leader by Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento).

Dean Florez

Dean Raymond Florez (born April 5, 1963 in Shafter, California) was a California State Senator from the 16th Senate District from 2002 until the end of his second term in November 2010. Florez was born and reared in the Central Valley. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1998 and served two terms. His mostly rural district stretches across 300 miles anchored by the city of Bakersfield in the south and the city of Fresno at its northern tip. On December 1, 2008, he was named Senate Majority Leader by Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento).