SACRAMENTO – California State Assemblymember Curren Price (D-Inglewood) has been appointed to chair the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger calls upon the Legislature to overhaul redistricting of legislative and congressional districts. With over ten years of experience serving as an Inglewood City Councilmember and a lifetime of involvement as a community activist and advocate for increased voter participation and access, Assemblymember Price has demonstrated the leadership and integrity that the Assembly will need to chair this important committee. In addition, the 51st Assembly District itself is a melting pot of various collections of communities, ethnicities, and social economic backgrounds that best resembles the diversity of California as a whole.

 “I am excited about the opportunity and ability to oversee the challenging issues of redistricting, term limits, and voter participation as Chair,” said Assemblymember Price.  “I am looking forward to confronting the difficult issues that will affect California while working with Governor Schwarzenegger, Speaker Nunez, and my colleagues in the California State Legislature.”

In recent years, redistricting and term limit reforms have been at the forefront of negotiations between the Governor and the Legislature.  However, issues involving moving up the June 2008 Presidential primary election and reestablishing voter confidence and accessibility with electronic voting machines will also be prominent issues facing the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee in the 2006-07 legislative sessions.

“Expanding voter registration and increasing voter participation, while ensuring the fundamental right to voting have always been my top priorities,” said Assemblymember Price.