Jeff Gorell

Jeff Gorell
Member of the
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
from District 2
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byLinda Parks
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 44th district
In office
December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014
Preceded byAudra Strickland
Succeeded byJacqui Irwin
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Frederick Gorell

(1970-11-06) November 6, 1970 (age 54)
Alexandria, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenJack
Steven
ResidenceCamarillo, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis
ProfessionAttorney
Business Owner
University Professor
Awards Defense Meritorious Service Medal[1]
Navy Commendation Medal[2]
Navy Expeditionary Medal[2]
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1999-present
Rank Navy Captain
UnitUnited States Indo-Pacific Command
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Jeffrey Frederick Gorell (born November 6, 1970), a Republican politician from California, is currently a member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, having been elected to the County Board, 2nd District, in 2022.[3] In 2010, Gorell was elected to the State Legislature to serve as Assembly Member for the 37th Assembly District in California, representing most of Ventura County. After the decennial redistricting in 2011, Gorell was re-elected to represent the new 44th Assembly District and served as Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee.[4] In 2014, Gorell was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 26th congressional district. Gorell is also the former Deputy Mayor of the City of Los Angeles for Homeland Security and Public Safety.[5] Gorell, a Navy Reserve officer, is notable for being the first California legislator called to active duty since World War II. During his deployment, fourteen bills were sponsored in his name.[6]

Early life, education, and military service

Gorell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of California, Davis in 1992. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law in 1998, and earned a certificate in international legal studies at University of Salzburg studying under Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy.[7][8]

A third-generation member of the U.S. Navy, Gorell serves as a Navy Captain in the United States Navy Reserve. In 2023, Gorell was selected to command NR United States Indo-Pacific Command Joint Intelligence Operations Center Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, HI, a joint unit of 150 reserve personnel.[9]

Within days of the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was recalled to active duty to support Operation Enduring Freedom. He spent a one-year deployment in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. He was decorated for leadership and meritorious actions in a combat zone. He led multiple combat cameramen teams into the mountains of Afghanistan to embed with small Special Forces teams as they captured enemy weapons caches and fought the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists. Gorell is the grandson of a Seabee who served in Guam during World War II and the son of a career naval officer and Vietnam veteran.[10]

Gorell was mobilized for his second tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in March 2011. He was embedded with U.S. Marines as an intelligence officer at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand, Afghanistan. He returned home and to his work in the California State Legislature in March 2012.[11]

Business career

Before his election to the California State Assembly, Gorell was a regional public affairs firm co-owner, Paladin Principle LLC, based in Ventura County. He advised clients and served as the company's legal counsel. He was also a member of the California Lutheran University faculty, teaching undergraduate and graduate-level politics and public policy as an adjunct professor.[10]

Early political career (1993-1999)

From 1993 to 1996, Gorell served as an advisor, writer, and deputy press secretary to former California Governor Pete Wilson, working to develop the administration's message on such state policy changes as "Three Strikes," state welfare reform, manufacturers' investment tax credits, "Megan's Law," and class size reduction.[10]

Gorell left the Wilson Administration to serve as a spokesperson for various California businesses, including as Director of Communications for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA) from 1996 to 1999. He advocated before the legislature and Capitol press corps for pro-business legislation in the areas of taxes, regulations, workers compensation, tort reform, and trade law.[10]

Deputy District Attorney (1999-2006)

As a Deputy District Attorney for the County of Ventura from 1999–2006,[12] Gorell gained experience in preventing youth violence. He served as a trial prosecutor in the major narcotics, violent felony units, and juvenile crime units.[10]

California Assembly (2010-2014)

Elections

2010

Gorell defeated Robert Howell in the June 8, 2010, primary election, earning 89% of the vote.[13] He then defeated Democrat Ferial Masry in the November 2 general election.[14]

Gorell was the only Republican running for Assembly in 2010 to receive an endorsement from the California Federation of Labor, one of the state's prominent labor unions. He also received the endorsement of the Chamber of Commerce.[15][16] On October 9, 2010, Gorell was endorsed by the Ventura County Star newspaper.[17]

Just before the November 2 general election, Gorell announced that he was being mobilized for duty by the United States Navy Reserve and deployed to Afghanistan on March 18, 2011. He noted that he would still be able to sponsor legislation and would not be drawing an assembly salary while serving overseas. Once elected, he became the first California legislator called to active duty since World War II. The Camarillo Acorn reports that "Fourteen bills were introduced in Gorell's name while he was away, and six of those bills were co-authored by Democrats."[6][18]

2012

In the state's first primary election under the new top-two open primary on June 5, 2012, Gorell received 58.1% of the vote, beating Eileen MacEnery, who received 23.3% of the vote, and Thomas Mullens, who received 18.6% of the vote. In the November 6, 2012, general election, Gorell went on to defeat MacEnery after receiving 52.9% of the vote.[16][19]

Legislation

Gorell is considered a moderate to conservative Republican.[20][21] In early 2014, he introduced paperwork to begin a ballot measure that would end the high-speed rail development in California, arguing that "California cannot afford to pay for a high-speed train system that will cost more than $100 billion at a time when prisoners are being released from prisons and taxpayers are being asked to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay for basic service."[22]

In 2014, Gorell introduced the Drone Privacy Protection Bill, which would ban warrant-less spying by police drones in many cases. The bill passed both houses of the California legislature, but was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown.[23]

Committee assignments

2013
  • Accountability and Administrative Review
  • Budget (Vice-chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Labor and Employment
  • Utilities and Commerce
  • Legislative Budget[24][25]

2014 congressional election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2014 § District 26

In November 2013, Gorell announced he would challenge Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley for California's 26th congressional district, based in Ventura County. He and Brownley advanced past the June 3 blanket primary and faced each other in the general election.[26] The Cook Political Report rated the race a "Toss-up."[27]

According to Stuart Rothenberg of Roll Call, Gorell is a "self-described moderate Republican": pro-choice, believes the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, and supports immigration reform, including paths to citizenship for those already here.[16]

He was endorsed by former State Senator Tony Strickland.[28]

In the November 4 election, he lost to Brownley by a narrow margin.[29]

Television work

In 2019, Fox Network put in development City Hall, an hour-long Los Angeles-set drama from writer Bruce Romans (Deputy, The Punisher), The Nacelle Company, and Fox Entertainment-owned SideCar Content Accelerator. Gorell will serve as an executive producer.[30]

Personal life

Gorell resides in Camarillo, California, and has two young sons, Jack and Steven.[31] He is divorced.[32]

References

  1. ^ "Anderson Kill Welcomes Home California State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell" (Press release). VCEDA. April 9, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "Jeff Frederick Gorell | Politics4All - Real World Politics Daily". politics4all.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "County GOP endorses Jeff Gorell for Parks' seat on Board of Supervisors".
  4. ^ California State Assembly Committee on Budget
  5. ^ "Moorpark Acorn | Moorpark, CA News". 20 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b Candidate for 37th Assembly District expects deployment to Afghanistan - VC-Star
  7. ^ Legislature is GOP candidate's aim - VC-Star
  8. ^ "Jeff Gorell Biography". Assemblyman Jeff Gorell. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ^ U.S. Pacific Fleet conducts change of command Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 Mar 2023
  10. ^ a b c d e "Jeff Gorell | Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  11. ^ Gorell, Jeff (November 14, 2010). "New legislator must do his job while deployed in Afghanistan". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ Kelly, Peggy (February 23, 2003). "Back from Afghanistan war duty, Gorell to seek state Assembly seat". Santa Paula Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "California Assembly results - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee". www.sacbee.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010.
  15. ^ Swing State Project: DrPhillips' California State Legislature Forecast
  16. ^ a b c Rothenberg, Stuart (April 8, 2014). "Meet 3 Divergent House Candidates Worth Watching". Roll Call. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  17. ^ Editorial: 35th: Das Williams 37th: Jeff Gorell - VC-Star
  18. ^ Bitong, Anna (May 11, 2012). "Two challenge Gorell for Assembly seat". Camarillo Acorn. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Statewide Elections - Elections & Voter Information - California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  20. ^ Gonzales, Nathan (2014-08-26). "Top 5 Races to Watch in the West". Roll Call. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  21. ^ Orlov, Rick (September 3, 2014). "Election 2014: Voter apathy in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles and South Bay makes campaigning an uphill climb". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  22. ^ Miller, Jim (January 10, 2014). "California lawmaker files initiative to scrap high-speed rail". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  23. ^ Aguilar, Erika (September 29, 2014). "Governor vetoes bill that would have required police to get warrant to use drones". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  24. ^ Jeff Gorell – Ballotpedia
  25. ^ Van Oot, Torey (January 3, 2013). "Assembly Speaker Pérez announces committee lineups". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  26. ^ Cahn, Emily (June 4, 2014). "Primary Results: California House Races (Updated)". Roll Call. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  27. ^ "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 8, 2014". Cook Political Report. August 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  28. ^ Merl, Jean (November 25, 2013). "GOP Assemblyman Jeff Gorell to challenge Rep. Julia Brownley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  29. ^ "Jeff Gorell concedes election to Julia Brownley for 26th Congressional District". Los Angeles Daily News. November 14, 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  30. ^ "Fox Buys L.A.-Set 'City Hall' Drama from Writer Bruce Romans, the Nacelle Company, SideCar; LA Deputy Mayor Jeff Gorell to Executive Produce". 16 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Family Law Case Party Name Search".
  32. ^ "Family Law Case Report".

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