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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jerry McNerney
|image = File:Jerry McNerney, (2014)2024.jpg
| state_senate = California
|office = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[California]]
| district = [[California's 5th State Senate district|5th]]
|term_start = January 3, 2007
|term_end term_start = JanuaryDecember 32, 20232024
| term_end =
|predecessor = [[Richard Pombo]]
|successor predecessor = [[JoshSusan HarderEggman]]
| successor =
|constituency = [[California's 11th congressional district|11th district]] (2007–2013)<br>[[California's 9th congressional district|9th district]] (2013–2023)
|officeoffice1 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[California]]
|term_startterm_start1 = January 3, 2007
|term_end1 = January 3, 2023
|predecessorpredecessor1 = [[Richard Pombo]]
|successor1 = [[Josh Harder]]
|constituencyconstituency1 = [[California's 11th congressional district|11th district]] (2007–2013)<br>[[California's 9th congressional district|9th district]] (2013–2023)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|6|18}}
|birth_place = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S.
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|thesis_year = 1981
|doctoral_advisor = Alexander Stone}}
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'''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>
 
==Early life, education, and business career==
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McNerney is a proponent of renewable energy and supports [[emissions trading|cap and trade]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pelosi gets landmark bill through|first=Carolyn|last=Lockhead|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 27, 2009}}</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 2007, McNerney voted against legislation that would have prevented the DEA from enforcing prohibition in the 12 states (including California) that allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.<ref>{{cite news|title=McNerney draws fire from backers of medicinal pot|first=Edward|last=Epstein|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 27, 2007}}</ref>
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