Ray Haynes

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Ray Haynes
File:Ray Haynes, 1997.jpg
Member of the California State Assembly from the 66th district
In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2006
Preceded by	Dennis Hollingsworth
Succeeded by	Kevin Jeffries
In office December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Preceded by	Gerald R. Eaves
Succeeded by	Bruce Thompson
Member of the California Senate from the 36th district
In office December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2002
Preceded by	Robert B. Presley
Succeeded by	Dennis Hollingsworth
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-26) August 26, 1954 Merced, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Amparo Haynes
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Southern California Law School California Lutheran College

Raymond Neal Haynes Jr. (born August 26, 1954) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of California.

Early and personal life

Born in Merced, California, Haynes graduated from University of Southern California Law School. Prior to his service in the Legislature, Senator Haynes community activities included service on the board of the Riverside Youth Service Center, an organization dedicated to helping the troubled youth of the City of Riverside, the board of the Riverside County American Red Cross, and Chair of the Moreno Valley Community Assistance Program, which provided food and clothing to those in need in the City of Moreno Valley in Riverside County. He also served on the Planning Commission of the City of Moreno Valley. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California Lutheran College in 1976, his Master's in Public Administration from Eastern Kentucky in 1981, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California in 1980. Senator Haynes was admitted to the practice of law in California in 1980. He moved to Moreno Valley and practiced law in Riverside, starting a solo law practice in 1988. Haynes' has three daughters: Jennifer Salwender and Caitlin and Sarah Haynes, and two grandchildren, Joshua and Annika Salwender. He is currently married to Maria Amparo Villamor-Haynes, a Filipino lawyer.

Political career

In the Senate, Haynes was Chairman of the Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee (one of the two Republicans to serve as chair of the over 20 committees in the Senate), Vice Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair of the Senate Public Employees and Retirement Committee, Vice Chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee, and he served on the Senate Budget and Judiciary Committees, as well as the Assembly Budget, Appropriations, Judiciary and Health Committees. Haynes ran for the State Board of Equalization in 2006, losing to Michelle Steel in the Republican primary. He ran for California's 36th congressional district in the 2014 elections to the United States House of Representatives but was not elected. Haynes supports and has advanced a conservative case for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

External links

• Campaign information from 2000 US Senate run
• Join California Ray Haynes