Amador County – Redistricting has effectively has removed Amador County’s representative in the State Assembly.

Assemblywoman Alyson Huber (Democrat-El Dorado Hills) reportedly is planning to move to Rancho Cordova and run for the State Assembly in District 8, after the redistricting placed Huber’s residence in El Dorado Hills into District 6. She was removed from the current District 10, which also excluded Amador County.

Assemblywoman Beth Gaines (Republican-Roseville) was also placed into District 6, when Roseville was removed from her District 4. According to Mike Roberts of Village Life online of Cameron Park, Gaines has said she will seek the District 6 seat.

Amador County was taken out of District 10 as well, and placed into State Assembly District 5, the Foothill District. Roberts reported that Huber is planning to move from El Dorado Hills to Ranch Cordova, to live and to run for the State Assembly District 8 seat. Approximately 40 percent of her constituents in District 10 were moved to District 8.

One of her opponents could be Peter Tateishi, a Republican from Carmichael, who is the Chief of Staff of Congressman Dan Lungren (Republican-Gold River). Tateishi, a former Mayor of Carmichael, announced in September that he will be running for the District 8 Assembly seat.

Amador County also lost Lungren with the redistricting, being moved into U.S. Congressional District 4, represented by incumbent Congressman Tom McClintock (Republican-Roseville).

The Citizens Redistricting Commission plans a business meeting from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, by telephone conferencing, for a legal advisory discussion. The public meeting’s agenda includes a closed session for the commission to get briefed on the status of litigation or a referendum against the redistricting final maps, which take effect for the June 2012 primary.

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