2 AREA LAWMAKERS ON KEY COMMITTEES.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley legislators will sit on key state committees on aerospace, giving the region a voice as the Legislature shapes policies on the region's No. 1 industry. State Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, has been appointed vice chairman of the newly created Senate Select Committee on Defense Conversion, Retention and Space Flight Industries. The nine-member panel was created at the request of Knight and Sen. Joe Baca This page is about Joe Baca, the California Congressman. For his son, see former Assemblyman Joe Baca, Jr. Jose "Joe" Baca (born January 23 1947), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, , D-Rialto, who will chair the panel. ``I look forward to using this position to help our local military bases and the High Desert aerospace and space flight industries,'' Knight said. Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, was reappointed to the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace Industry. The eight-member committee is chaired by Assemblyman George Nakano George Nakano served as a California State Assemblyman from 1998 until 2004. During his time in the Assembly, Nakano was chosen to serve as the chairman of the Democratic caucus. , D-Torrance. ``I will continue to use this committee as an opportunity to educate other members of the Legislature about the importance of the aerospace industry on California's economy,'' Runner said. ``California must present a unified front when fighting with other states for aerospace or commercial space projects which create high-paying jobs. We will be working with the Davis administration on this front.'' The Senate committee will be responsible for looking at how the state can promote quick reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. of closed military bases, fight to retain existing bases, and promote space flight industries. To prepare for the committee's work, Knight has scheduled two summits on those issues for March 12 - a 9:30 a.m. session at Lancaster City Hall, and a 2 p.m. session at Ridgecrest City Hall. The summits will look at how to promote aerospace in the High Desert, the future space flight market, and regional plans to protect military bases, including Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. and the China Lake Naval Weapons Center. The heart of Knight and Runner's districts include Air Force Plant 42, which has more than 9,000 aerospace workers. Knight's district also includes Edwards Air Force Base, which employs more than 13,000 workers. Runner's district does not include Edwards, but hundreds of the base's employees live in his district. |
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