Mariko Yamada Will Seek Re-Election in Newly Drawn District in 2012

With new district maps now in place, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) announced today that she will seek re-election in the newly created Assembly District 04.

The new district will include all or part of six counties: Solano, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Colusa and Yolo, where she has lived for 16 years. She said the following in a statement:

I have been privileged to represent a majority of Solano and Yolo counties during my first two Assembly terms, and will continue to do so vigorously until the end of the 2012 legislative session.  I now look forward to the honor of running to serve the residents of the newly-drawn Fourth District, by meeting, listening to and engaging with its residents and continuing my focus on agriculture, water, education, healthcare, public safety, veterans, and the critical issues of jobs, aging and long-term care.