James Wayne Silva is a Republican United States politician who represents the 67th Assembly District in the California State Assembly. The 67th Assembly District includes the cities of Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Cypress, La Palma, and Los Alamitos. It also includes portions of the cities of Stanton, Westminster, Garden Grove, and Anaheim, along with unincorporated areas of Rossmoor, and Sunset Beach. Silva is a member of the Assembly Budget Committee, the Governmental Organization Committee, and the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media. A native of Orange... County, Silva earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business from San Jose State University and a master's degree from Chapman University. He was an economics teacher in the Garden Grove Unified School District from 1966 until 1994, when he was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Silva holds a real estate broker's license. Silva served on the Huntington Beach City Council from 1988 until 1994, when he was elected to the Board of Supervisors. Silva was Mayor of Huntington Beach.
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