Assemblymember Chris Holden brings to the legislature a lifetime of experience in public service and business garnered during his many years on the Pasadena City Council and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. He represents the 41st Assembly District which stretches from Pasadena in the West to Upland in the East and includes the communities of Altadena, Claremont, La Verne, Monrovia, Rancho Cucamonga, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena. Assemblymember Holden is a champion for public health, education, and social and racial justice. This year, he was able to secure funding for developmental disability service providers in the amount of 1.2 billion in the next five years. He also passed legislation that was signed into law to reduce lead exposure in drinking water, increase police accountability and responsibility, and address racism in the Real Estate Appraisal Process.