Assemblymember Steve Bennett was elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and currently represents the 37th district which includes the Southern half of Santa Barbara County, as well as the western third of Ventura County. Born and raised in the Midwest, Steve developed a strong sense of community responsibility. After graduating from Brown University with an Honors Degree in Economics, Steve served his community as a high school Economics and American History teacher for over 20 years.
When Steve Bennett was elected a County Supervisor, Ventura County reserves had been drained to zero. Steve Bennett won approval of new fiscal policies that have built the County’s rainy day reserve fund to 13% of the budget. He balanced 19 budgets in a row and today the County’s bond rating is the highest possible.
Steve’s fiscal leadership has produced more money for vital services including public safety, more child protective workers for foster children and adult protective services for our vulnerable senior population, especially those in nursing homes with no family or friends to care for them.
Steve is an independent local leader who fights for the
people. He stands up to powerful special interests, wrote one of the strongest campaign reform laws to take big money out of local politics, and fights for transparency in government.