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Richard Charles Ackerman is a Republican U.S. politician, who was a California State Senator for the 33rd District, representing inland Orange... County, from 2000 to 2008. Born in Long Beach, California, Ackerman earned a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1967. He currently practices law at Nossaman LLP in Orange County where he is a partner in the firm and focuses on regulatory issues facing clients across multiple industries. Ackerman and his wife, Linda, who married in 1968, have three children, Lauren, Marc, and Brett, and two granddaughters, Caitlin and Elizabeth. Elected to the Fullerton City Council in 1980, Ackerman served three terms on the council, also serving as Mayor in 1982 and 1986. Ackerman was elected to the California State Assembly from the 72nd District in a 1995 special election to replace Assemblyman Ross Johnson, who vacated the seat after winning a special election to the State Senate. He was unopposed for re-election in 1996 and won 68% of the vote in 1998.
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Christine Woods is an American actress who has appeared in numerous television shows. More recently, she could be seen as part of the main cast in... ABC's FlashForward, in which she portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk. Woods is from Lake Forest, Orange County, California. Christine always knew she wanted to be an actress and attended the University of Arizona where she studied musical theatre. In May 2010, NBC announced that Woods would star in the upcoming television series Perfect Couples. The half-hour romantic comedy is expected to premiere for the 2010–11 television season. In May 2011 it was announced that the series would not be renewed for a second season.
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California Spanish pronunciation: [kaliˈfornja] is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive . It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas , and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities . The capital city is Sacramento. California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra... Nevada mountains in the east—from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States , and has the third-longest coastline of all states . Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually.
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