Ed 100
By Jeff Campbell
California’s state senators have a large scope of responsibility. Part of this wide scope is just math: About 40 million people live in California, and the state senate consists of just 40 members. That means each California state Senator represents about a million constituents, a representative ratio greater than any member of the US Congress.
Senator Josh Becker represents the area of California best known as the Silicon Valley. He is a new member of the Senate, now in the second year of his first term. Prior to his service in the legislature he was a tech entreprenuer. We invited Senator Becker to speak to California students at this summer’s Ed100 Academy for Student Leaders. Many of the students at the conference are ambitious young people with an interest in leadership.