Henry Perea

Henry T. Perea
Member of the California State Assembly from the 31st district
In office December 6, 2010 – December 31, 2015
Preceded by	Juan Arambula
Succeeded by	Joaquin Arambula
Fresno City Councilmember from the 7th District
In office December 2, 2002 – December 2, 2010
Succeeded by	Clinton Olivier
Personal details
Born	June 29, 1977 Fresno, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Yahaira Garcia-Perea
Children	Ava Perea
Residence	Fresno, California
Alma mater	California State University, Fresno

Henry T. Perea (born June 29, 1977 in Fresno, California) was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat who formerly represented the 31st district, encompassing western Fresno.

Perea has been described as a leader of the moderate, more business-friendly wing of the state legislature's Democrats. On December 1, 2015 he announced that he would resign his seat at the end of 2015, a year early, to seek a lucrative position as a lobbyist.^[1]

Prior to his election to the Assembly, Perea served on the Fresno city council from 2003 to 2010. He was first elected to the council at the age of 25 and served as council president in 2007.

He is married to Yahaira Garcia-Perea and they have one daughter, Ava.

His father, Henry R. Perea, is a member of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.

2014 California State Assembly

California's 31st State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Perea (incumbent)	24,853	99.9
	No party preference	Walter O. Villarreal (write-in)	24	0.1
Total votes			24,877	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Henry Perea (incumbent)	36,165	66.7
	No party preference	Walter O. Villarreal	18,017	33.3
Total votes			54,182	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. Melanie Mason, "Leader of Legislature's moderate Democrats will resign to seek government relations job", Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2015.