Biography

Assemblymember Bill Monning was elected in November of 2008 to represent the 27th District, including portions of Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, and Santa Clara County.

As an Assemblymember, Bill is deeply committed to providing quality education for all California children, health care reform, civil rights , environmental protection and human rights advocacy.  As a mediator, Bill has worked with small business owners, trade associations, non-profit organizations, minority associations, and individuals—giving him insight into community priorities.

Prior to his service in the State Assembly, Bill was a professor at the Monterey College of Law and a Professor of International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.  Bill is former president and co-founder of Global Majority, Inc; an organization committed to education, training and advocacy in the field of non-violent conflict resolution.  Global Majority provides education and training among Central Coast middle schools and high schools.
     
Bill also served as a Senior Fulbright Specialist, receiving a Fulbright scholarship to teach and research in Peru and Chile.  Additionally, he was a member of the Monterey County Court-directed mediation panel and served for four years as Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize winning organization, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. 

Bill received a B.A. at U.C. Berkeley and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He and his wife, Dana T. Kent, a family physician, reside in Carmel. They have two daughters: Laura (28) and Alexandra (24).