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Nicole Parra Biography

Having been involved in Valley government and politics for over a decade, Assemblywoman Nicole M. Parra was elected November 5, 2002, to represent the 30th Assembly District. The 30th AD is a diverse district located in California’s southern Central Valley area, composed of urban city neighborhoods and rural agricultural regions.

Assemblywoman Parra serves as Chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee because of her long commitment to assisting and recognizing those who have served and protected our nation. She is one of only five freshman members of the State Assembly selected to head a committee this session.

Assemblywoman Parra also chairs the Select Committee on National Defense, Technology and Jobs, a committee established to address military base retentions and closures in California, and to develop proactive actions aimed at protecting the thousands of defense-related jobs throughout the state.

Assemblywoman Parra chairs a specially formed Committee on Megan's Law and Sex Offender Registration because of recent findings that sex offenders are not registering in some communities as required by law. This committee was created to investigate and provide meaningful solutions to this serious problem.

Assemblywoman Parra further serves as a member of the Assembly Agricultural Committee, the Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee, the Transportation Committee and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee.

The 30th AD is made up of the southern portion of Fresno County including the communities of Coalinga, Huron and Kingsburg. The district also encompasses a portion of Tulare County including the communities of Earlimart, Goshen, Pixley, Richgrove, Terra Bella, Tipton and Woodville.

Kings County falls completely within the district’s boundaries; the cities of Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford and Lemoore are among those represented. A major portion of Kern County is included in the 30th AD with such communities as Arvin, southeast and central Bakersfield, Delano, Lamont, McFarland, Shafter and Wasco.

A resident of Hanford, Assemblywoman Parra was born in Bakersfield and attended Highland High School where her brother, Peter, now serves as a teacher. She studied Economics at the University of California at Berkeley and, after completing law school in Washington D.C., returned to the Valley to work as District Director for Congressman Cal Dooley.

Assemblywoman Parra follows her family's long tradition of public service. Her father, Pete Parra, is a Kern County Supervisor and former school board member; her mother, Yolanda, works for Bakersfield Adult School.

5/22/2003

COMMITTEES
I proudly serve on several committees that address issues that are important to the Central Valley.

Chair, Committee on Veteran's Affairs

Committee on Agriculture

Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy

Committee on Transportation

Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife

Chair, Select Committee on Megan's Law and Sex Offender Registration

Chair, Select Committee on National Defense, Technology and Jobs
Select Committee on Air and Water Quality
Select Committee on the Development of a 10th UC Campus

Select Committee on Childrens Physical and Mental Well-being in Diverse California Communities

Select Committee on Mobilehomes

Select Committee on California Water Needs and Climate Change

Select Committee on Cancer Detection, Prevention and Research

Select Committee on High School and Collegiate Athletics

Select Committee on Future Farming in California

Select Committee on Prison Construction and Operations