Bob Pacheco Explained

Bob Pacheco
Birth Place:Mesilla Park, New Mexico, U.S.
Birth Date:10 June 1934
Education:East Los Angeles College (AA)
California State University, Los Angeles (BBA)
Western State College of Law (JD)
Party:Republican
Spouse:Gayle
Children:5
Office:Member of the Walnut City Council
Term Start:July 2013
Predecessor:Thomas King
Term Start1:1996
Term End1:1998
Office2:Member of the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors
Term Start2:2006
Term End2:2007
Appointer2:George W. Bush
Office3:Member of the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board, California Department of Industrial Relations
Term Start3:2005
Term End3:2010
Appointer3:Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Assembly4:California
District4:60th
Term4:December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2004
Predecessor4:Gary Miller
Successor4:Bob Huff

Robert "Bob" Pacheco[1] (born June 10, 1934 in Mesilla Park, New Mexico)[2] is an American attorney and politician who represented California's 60th State Assembly district from 1998 to 2004. He served on the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors from 2006 to 2007.[3] He has served as a member of the Walnut City Council in Walnut, California since 2013.

Education

Pacheco received his Associate of Arts degree from East Los Angeles College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. Pacheco was admitted to the California State Bar in 1974.

Career

Before becoming a lawyer, he served as an AVP commercial lending officer for a California bank.[4] He owns his own law firm called Pacheco & Pacheco which is based in Walnut, California. Him and his wife currently own, and successfully operate, a multi-million dollar manufacturing company in Walnut.

During the 1990s he served on the Walnut Planning Commission. From 1996 to 1998 he served on the Walnut City Council in Walnut, California. He was appointed to the council again in July 2013 replacing Thomas King who retired.[5]

Pacheco succeeded Gary Miller after Miller was elected to Congress. Pacheco left office in 2004 due to term limits.

In April 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Pacheco to a spot on the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Board of Occupational Safety & Health Standards which he served on until 2010. In 2006 Pacheco was appointed by President George W. Bush to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors which served until 2007.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Pacheco Profile Walnut, CA Lawyer Martindale.com.
  2. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . April 1995 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory - 1995 (Volume 2 - California A-O) . . 9781561601127 . registration .
  3. http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6074 Robert "Bob" Pacheco
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018022622/https://www.cityofwalnut.org/my-government/city-council/bob-pacheco Walnut City Council Bio
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20191230205847/https://www.dailynews.com/2013/08/01/robert-pacheco-named-to-walnut-city-council/ Robert Pacheco named to Walnut City Council