Roy Ashburn

Roy Ashburn
Roy Ashburn
Member of the California Senate; from the 18th district
	In office; December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Jack O'Connell
Succeeded by	Jean Fuller
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 32nd district
	In office; December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Preceded by	Trice J. Harvey
Succeeded by	Kevin McCarthy
Personal details
Born	March 21, 1954 (age 70); Long Beach, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Diane (div. 2003)
Children	4
Alma mater	California State University, Bakersfield

Roy Arthur Ashburn (born March 21, 1954) is an American politician from Kern County, California. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly, representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors. He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015, after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[1]

Although he had maintained a firm voting record against gay rights legislation, Ashburn acknowledged that he is gay in March 2010,^[2] and after coming out he increasingly spoke out on gay rights.^[3]^[4]

^ "State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board". Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "US anti-gay rights senator Roy Ashburn comes out". BBC News. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
^ Carlos Santoscoy (August 29, 2010). "GOP's Roy Ashburn Talks On Ken Mehlman, Gay Rights". On Top Magazine.
^ Don Thompson, Associated Press, "Ashburn: I'll No Longer Be Silent on Gay Issues," Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Bakersfield Californian, May 27, 2010.

[1] "State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board". Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[2] "US anti-gay rights senator Roy Ashburn comes out". BBC News. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.

[3] Carlos Santoscoy (August 29, 2010). "GOP's Roy Ashburn Talks On Ken Mehlman, Gay Rights". On Top Magazine.

[4] Don Thompson, Associated Press, "Ashburn: I'll No Longer Be Silent on Gay Issues," Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Bakersfield Californian, May 27, 2010.

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Roy Ashburn


Member of the California Senate from the 18th district
In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Jack O'Connell
Succeeded by	Jean Fuller
Member of the California State Assembly from the 32nd district
In office December 2, 1996 – November 30, 2002
Preceded by	Trice J. Harvey
Succeeded by	Kevin McCarthy

Personal details
Born	(1954-03-21) March 21, 1954 (age 70) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Diane (div. 2003)
Children	4
Alma mater	California State University, Bakersfield