Jerry McNerney: Difference between revisions

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|term_end term_start = JanuaryDecember 32, 20232024

|successor predecessor = [[JoshSusan HarderEggman]]

'''Gerald Mark McNerney''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|n|ɜːr|n|i}} {{respell|mək|NUR|nee}}; born June 18, 1951) is an American businessman, and politician, andwho thehas [[Unitedserved Statesa Housemember of Representatives|U.S.the representative[[California State Senate]] forsince {{ushr|CA|9}} from 2007 until 20232024. He is aA member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he represents the [[California's 5th senatorial district|5th district]], taking in most of [[San Joaquin County, California|San Joaquin County]] and northern parts of [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]] county. He previously served as the U.S. representative for [[California's 9th congressional district]] 2007 until 2023. His district, numbered as the 11th district until 2013, was based in [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] and included partsmost of [[San Joaquin County]], East [[Contra Costa County]], and southern [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]]. McNerney holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] in mathematics.<ref name="McNerney">{{Cite web|author=Jerry McNerney|url=http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_41601.shtml|title=Biographical detail in op-ed: "Three-ring Pombo Cash Circus Comes to Stockton"|date=2006-09-02|website=YubaNet.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001116/http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_41601.shtml|archive-date=2007-09-28}}</ref> McNerney did not run for reelection in [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 9|2022]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sonmez |first1=Felicia |title=Two more Democrats, Reps. Langevin and McNerney, announce their retirements |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/two-more-democrats-reps-langevin-and-mcnerney-announce-their-retirements/2022/01/18/388154f0-7890-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html |access-date=January 18, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

On December 8, 2023, McNerney filed for an open seat in [[California's 5th senatorial district|District 5]] of the California State Senate, upending a dynasty-making move into the race by Assemblymember [[Carlos Villapudua]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Jeremy B. |date=2023-12-08 |title=Former Rep. Jerry McNerney jumps into fast-shifting California state Senate race |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/08/jerry-mcnerney-to-run-for-california-state-senate-00130924 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> McNerney defeated Republican Jim Shoemaker in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Early results show Republican Shoemaker leading in expensive East Bay state Senate race |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/05/early-results-show-mcnerney-and-republican-shoemaker-leading-in-expensive-state-senate-race/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>

For his first three terms, McNerney represented a district that encompassed eastern [[Contra Costa County]], most of San Joaquin County outside of Stockton, parts of [[Alameda County]], and a small portion of Santa Clara County. After redistricting, his district was renumbered as the 9th district. It lost its portion of Contra Costa County, including McNerney's home in [[Pleasanton, California|Pleasanton]], while picking up all of Stockton along with part of Sacramento County. After the new map was announced, McNerney announced he would move to Stockton in the new 9th. While the old 11th was a hybrid Bay Area/Central Valley district, the new 9th was more of a Central Valley district, slightly more Democratic than its predecessor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Garofoli|first=Joe|title=Jerry McNerney looks at new political map, moves to San Joaquin County|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=94178|access-date=August 25, 2011|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> McNerney eventually bought a home in Stockton. He was reelected, 56%–44%, defeating Republican nominee Ricky Gill.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2012-general/12-us-reps.pdf Office of the California Secretary of State] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019044155/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2012-general/12-us-reps.pdf |date=2013-10-19 }} "United States Representative in Congress"; retrieved January 21, 2014.</ref>

McNerney co-sponsored the bill [[To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water (H.R. 4801; 113th Congress)]], which would require the [[United States Secretary of Energy]] to prepare a report on the effects of [[thermal insulation]] on both energy consumption and systems for providing [[potable water]] in [[:Category:Buildings of the United States government|federal buildings]].<ref name=LodiNewsSentinel>{{cite news|title=House committee approves Rep. Jerry McNerney energy bill|url=http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_be096f94-f2c5-11e3-be61-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=June 23, 2014|website=Lodi News-Sentinel|date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=CSIAsupport>{{cite web|title=Energy and Commerce Committee Approves Bill with Mechanical Insulation Language|url=http://www.csiaonline.org/aws/CSIA/pt/sd/news_article/90587/_PARENT/layout_details/false|publisher=Central States Insulation Association|access-date=June 23, 2014|date=June 11, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190040/http://www.csiaonline.org/aws/CSIA/pt/sd/news_article/90587/_PARENT/layout_details/false|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2018, McNerney, [[Jared Huffman]], [[Jamie Raskin]], and [[Dan Kildee]] launched the [[Congressional Freethought Caucus]]. Its stated goals include "pushing public policy formed on the basis of reason, science, and moral values", promoting the "separation of church and state", and opposing discrimination against "atheists, agnostics, humanists, seekers, religious and nonreligious persons", among others. Huffman and Raskin act as co-chairs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Manchester|first1=Julia|title=Dem lawmakers launch 'Freethought' congressional caucus|url=httphttps://thehill.com/homenews/house/385573-dem-reps-launch-congressional-freethought-caucus/|website=The Hill|access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref>

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