Fran Pavley authored AB 1493, the landmark tailpipe emission reduction bill, the first global warming law in the nation. 11 other states have adopted the "Pavley Clean Car Regulations". Several other states and provinces in Canada will move forward on this same measure in 2007. Cleaning up our air and reducing greenhouse gas emissions will continue to be a priority for Fran Pavley.
Biography
Fran Pavley has served three terms in the California State Assembly. She became known as one of the most effective legislators in Sacramento. Serving with integrity and vision, the former Mayor of Agoura Hills and long time public school teacher, had over 70 of her bills and resolutions become law. During her tenure in the Assembly, Fran focused on education, the environment, consumer protection, public safety and creating a clean, secure energy future for California and the U.S. Her landmark legislation on global warming has become a model for other states and countries to follow.
For example, 11 other states and Canada have modeled their laws after Fran's Clean Car Regulations, AB 1493, (also known as the Pavley Bill). As the author of the "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006" (AB 32), there will now be a cap on greenhouse gas emissions emitted from California. This will help spur an increased investment in alternative fuels, renewable energy and clean technologies. Her leadership on the most important environmental issue facing our world in the 21st Century has been recognized by many entities, including being selected as one of Scientific American's Top Technology Leaders in Transportation, and receiving the 2006 California League of Conservation Voters "Global Warming Leadership Award" along with former Vice President Al Gore.
Prior to serving in the State Legislature, Fran Pavley, became the first Mayor of the new City of Agoura Hills in 1982. She served as a Mayor and Councilmember for four terms, focusing on protecting the quality of life for her community. In order to become a more effective elected official and to better prepare herself to make sound land use decisions, Fran returned to college and earned a Master's Degree in Environmental Planning.
Fran Pavley and her husband were both middle school teachers in nearby school districts for nearly 30 years. This real life experience in education gave Pavley the needed background to become a valuable member of the Assembly's Education Policy Committee for six years. Improving California's public schools in order to educate the workforce for tomorrow continues to be one of her highest priorities.
A native Angeleno, Fran Pavley grew up in Sherman Oaks and graduated from Grant High School. She has lived in Agoura Hills with her husband, Andy, for over 30 years, where they raised their two children, as well as four Guide Dogs. Living nearly her entire life in the 23rd Senate District gives Fran a long-term understanding and personal perspective of the people and issues affecting our region.