Jim Silva

Jim Silva
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 67th district
In office
December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012
Preceded byTom Harman
Succeeded byMelissa Melendez (redistricted)
Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
In office
January 8, 1998 – January 5, 1999
Preceded byWilliam G. Steiner
Succeeded byCharles V. Smith
Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
In office
January 6, 1997 – January 8, 1998
Preceded byWilliam G. Steiner
Succeeded byThomas W. Wilson
In office
January 4, 2000 – January 9, 2001
Preceded byThomas W. Wilson
Succeeded byThomas W. Wilson
In office
January 6, 2003 – January 4, 2005
Preceded byThomas W. Wilson
Succeeded byThomas W. Wilson
Member of the
Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd District
In office
January 3, 1995 – December 4, 2006
Preceded byHarriett Wieder
Succeeded byJohn Moorlach
Personal details
Born
James Wayne Silva

(1944-01-15) January 15, 1944 (age 80)
Fullerton, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseConnie Silva
ChildrenChad, Donna
ResidenceHuntington Beach, California
Alma materSan Jose State University (B.A.)
Chapman University (M.A.)
OccupationTeacher/Real Estate Broker
Websitehttp://www.assembly.ca.gov/silva

James Wayne "Jim" Silva (born January 15, 1944) is a Republican United States politician who served in the California State Assembly.

A native of Orange County, Silva earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business from San Jose State University and a master's degree from Chapman University. He was an economics teacher in the Garden Grove Unified School District from 1966 until 1994, when he was elected to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Silva holds a real estate broker's license.

Silva served on the Huntington Beach City Council from 1988 until 1994, when he was elected to the Board of Supervisors. Silva was Mayor of Huntington Beach. Silva served three terms as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, representing the second district from 1995 to 2006, when he was elected to the State Assembly. Silva is a former member of the Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange County Sanitation District, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and LAFCO.

Silva and his wife, Connie, married in 1970. Their son Chad, born 1976, and their daughter, Donna, born 1978, are both officers in the United States Air Force.