GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DEPARTMENTS Chad Mayes (R- Yucca Valley)


was elected Assembly Republican Leader last August, replacing Assembly Member Kristin Olsen. Mayes is in his first term in the Assembly, elected in 2014. He was elected under the term limits approved by voters in 2012 so he can serve up to 12 years in either house. Before his election to the Assembly, Mayes was a member of the Yucca


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AGC Hires Kate Mergen As Director of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs


AGC of


California recently hired Kate Mergen as the Director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs. She takes over the position from John Hakel,


who left AGC on January 8 to pursue new opportunities with Partnership for Jobs in Southern California. A longtime AGC employee and


colleague, Hakel worked for AGC more than 30 years. He has been a valued part of the association’s success in the legislative, legal and regulatory arena, and his new position will prove to be an immense step for the industry and a positive affiliation for AGC. Mergen plans to continue Hakel’s


work, taking over Government Relations responsibilities at AGC and assisting Dave Jones in the Regulatory division. She comes to AGC with a background in association work, having previously held the position of Executive Vice President of the Southern California Contractors Association. Mergen is working out of the West


Covina office. She can be reached at mergenk@agc-ca.org or (626) 608-5800.


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Valley Town Council, where he was first elected in 2002 then re-elected by wide margins in 2006 and 2010. He has also worked as a financial advisor. Mayes was twice chosen by


colleagues to serve as Mayor. As Councilman and Mayor he helped deliver a balanced budgets without tax increases. He is a strong advocate for shifting power away from state and federal government and back to local communities, an approach he


will continue to champion in the State Assembly. Describing his caucus as “future-


oriented,” Mayes vowed that Assembly Republicans would have to continue to innovate to keep up with California’s changing economy and demographics. At the same time, he sounded a tradi- tional Republican note touting “limited government and low taxes,” arguing such a message would appeal to Califor- nians seeking a better quality of life. 


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