ENG: Anthony J. Portantino (born January 29, 1961 in Long Branch, New Jersey), has represented California's 44th assembly district since December 2006. He is a Democrat.
Entertainment career
Assemblyman Portantino came to California in 1986 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He co-wrote and produced the film Time of Tears which was distributed by New World Pictures. He was the Line Producer of the Spanish Christmas movie El Regaldo do Paquito for Telemundo. Assemblyman Portantino also worked as an Art Director for several NBC series which include Unsolved Mysteries, and Story Behind the Story and Final Appeal. He also was the Production Designer for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams and the Mark of the Bear.
Political career
Assemblyman Portantino served two terms ...
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EN.wiki: Anthony J. Portantino (born January 29, 1961 in Long Branch, New Jersey), has represented California's 44th assembly district since December 2006. He is a Democrat. , positive
The assemblyman introduced legislation Thursday to compel the Legislature to release members' office budgets.
The way Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada) sees it, lawmakers shouldn't have the legal exemptions afforded them in the Legislative Open Records Act.
So now, after an ongoing public feud with Assembly speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles), Portantino has introduced legislation that he hopes will bolster his case for opening the governmental body's books.
"Assembly leaders have hidden documents and expenditures from the public long enough. No more gimmicks, no ...
A bill by state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, to help put more rapists behind bars was overwhelmingly approved by the State Senate late Tuesday on a vote of 37 to 2.
The bill now goes back to the Assembly for approval of minor changes before heading to the Governor for signature.
AB 322 will establish a two-and-a-half-year pilot project to test all rape kits in California counties that make arrests in fewer than 12 percent of the forcible rapes reported in that county. It also requires law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Justice the ...
... HIV/AIDS Action Summit
DUARTE - Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and City of Hope will host a public discussion of current and future issues concerning HIV/AIDS this Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 9:00 am to 12:30pm at the hospital's Cooper Auditorium.
Topics of discussion will include HIV/AIDS 101 and the impacts of health care reform. The summit will include panel discussions and breakout sessions.
Read more: Pasadena Star-News (09/19/2011)