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Thank you for visiting my legislative website. It is an honor to represent the people of the 78th Assembly District in the California State Legislature. The district includes the cities and communities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Bonita, Spring Valley, and Lemon Grove.

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Marty Block

Assemblymember, 78th District

Assemblymember Block Honors Holocaust Survivors

(Sacramento) – During a special ceremony on the floor of the California State Assembly, Assemblymember Marty Block honored the lives and memories of the survivors of the holocaust by calling for the passage of ACR 45, a resolution proclaiming April 20 to 26, 2009 to be California Holocaust Memorial Week. In his presentation on the floor Assemblymember Block said the murder of millions of Jews and others by Nazis in Germany during World War Two must never be forgotten and recounted the creation of the Holocaust Museum and Education Center in his hometown of Skokie, Illinois. Here’s more in this Assembly Access video.

Block Expands Aid Available to Unemployed Californians

Legislation Uses Federal Funds to Help Unemployed

SACRAMENTO – As the state faces a record unemployment rate of 10.5%, Assemblymember Marty Block (D-San Diego) voted today to make California eligible for $3 billion in federal funds to expand aid available to unemployed Californians. Read More...

Assembly Member Block Named Assistant Majority Whip

(SACRAMENTO)—Assembly Member Marty Block (D-San Diego) today announced that he has been appointed Assistant Majority Whip by Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles). The appointment to the Assembly leadership, which came March 3, means that Block is responsible for finding consensus within the Democratic caucus. Read More...