Chuck DeVore represents California's 70th Assembly District, an area that includes almost 500,000 people in the Orange County communities of Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Newport Beach, and Tustin. His legislative committee assignments are: Vice Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, the Veterans Affairs Committee, and, the Budget Committee. He also serves as a Republican Whip. He was elected in 2004 and reelected in 2006 and in 2008.
Chuck has been honored as the Legislator of the Year by six groups: the California Veterans of Foreign Wars, the California State Commanders Veterans Council, an umbrella organization of 19 veterans groups, the Southern California Contractors Association, the Young Republican Federation of California, the California College Republicans, and the Republican Party of Orange County. United Way of Orange County recognized Chuck in 2006 for his legislation improving childcare.
Before being elected Chuck worked in the aerospace industry. For 13 years he worked for SM&A, an engineering and management services firm, leaving as the Vice President for Research.
Chuck served as a Reagan White House appointee in the Pentagon from 1986 to 1988. As Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs his duties included working with Congress to advance the President’s foreign and military policy. Chuck’s official travels took him to Asia, Europe, Africa, and Central America. His initiative helped develop the Arr
