Lois Wolk is a California State Senator, representing the 5th district of California. Wolk is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the Senate in 2008. Wolk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a B.A. from Antioch College in 1968, and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 1971. She has taught History, Social Studies and French in grades 7 through 12 in both public and private schools. Wolk lives in Davis, California with her husband, Bruce Wolk, Professor of Law at UC Davis Law School. They married in 1968 and have two sons, Adam... and Dan. Wolk won a seat on the Davis City Council in 1990, and served two terms as Mayor from 1992 to 1994 and 1996 to 1998. She then served as Yolo County Supervisor from 1998 to 2002, chairing the Board in 2000. Wolk was elected to the California State Assembly in 2002, and won re-election in 2004 and 2006. Wolk was Chair of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and she served on Assembly Committees on Budget, Local Government, and Natural Resources, as well as the Budget Subcommittee on Transportation and Information Technology.
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