Rusty Areias

Rusty Areias
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994
Preceded bySam Farr
Succeeded byPeter Frusetta
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
December 6, 1982 - November 30, 1992
Preceded byAlister McAlister
Succeeded byMargaret Snyder
Personal details
Born (1949-09-12) September 12, 1949 (age 75)
Los Banos, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulie Sandino
Children1
Alma materCalifornia State University, Chico[1]
OccupationRancher, lobbyist[2]
Known forFormer member of California State Assembly

Rusty Areias (born September 12, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly for the 25th and 28th district.[3] Areias served in the California State Assembly from 1982 to 1994. He lost bids for the California State Senate in 1996 and 2002.[4]

From 1998 to 2001, he was the Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. He is a principal at California Strategies, a public affairs and lobbying firm. Areias and two other employees of California Strategies were fined in 2013 for seeking to influence state government decisions without registering as lobbyists.[5] In May 2020 Areias was honored to attend the dedication of the Rusty Areias Community Garden at Martial Cotter Park located in Santa Clara, California. The Martial Cotter Park was created largely because of Areias' leadership while serving as Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

  1. ^ Angel, Devanie (August 14, 2003). "Too cool for school?". News Review. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ Kinney, Aaron (June 25, 2014). "Alejo raises eyebrows with opposition to Martins Beach bill". Mercury News. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Rutsy Areias". joincalifornia.com.
  4. ^ Caldwell, Michelle (October 17, 2002). "Rusty Areias takes another shot at the State Senate". Monterey County Now. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ^ Rosenhall, Laurel (September 9, 2013). "FPPC fines Kinney, Areias and Hickox for covert lobbying". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2 March 2016.