Anthony Cannella

Anthony Joseph Cannella (born March 22, 1969) is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Republican, he represented the 12th Senate District, which encompasses all of both Merced and San Benito counties, as well as parts of Fresno, Madera, Monterey, and Stanislaus counties. Prior to his election to the State Senate, he served as the mayor of Ceres.

He is the son of Sal Cannella, a former Democratic Assemblymember who also represented portions of the Central Valley.

Biography

Anthony Cannella was elected to the State Senate in 2010, defeating state Assemblywoman Anna Caballero in a surprise, with assistance from the California Chamber of Commerce, and easily re-elected in 2014 as one of few Republicans endorsed by the California Labor Federation.

In April 2017, he was the only Republican Senator to vote in favor of Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair & Accountability Act of 2017 (more widely known and reported as the "Gas Tax"); he was promised transportation assistance for the University of California, Merced, and an extension of the Altamont Corridor Express rail line to his district.

Electoral history

2010

2014