California: Jane Harman

U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Los Angeles) and California resident Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, are rumored to be candidates for top posts in the administration of President-elect Barack Obama, according to the Associated Press.

Harman, a veteran congresswoman who chairs the Intelligence Subcommittee on the House Committee on Homeland Security, was mentioned as a possible National Intelligence Director.

SACRAMENTO - Amid a backdrop of huge budget deficits, talk about the car tax, and voter perception of dysfunctional state government, former Gov. Gray Davis was able to celebrate Monday night.

Though current statehouse conditions eerily mirror those that got Davis recalled in 2003 - and replaced with current Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - the former Democratic state assemblyman, controller, lieutenant governor and governor bypassed an opportunity to criticize current officeholders.

Five U.S. Representatives from Southern California have made Roll Call’s annual list of the 50 richest members of the U.S. Congress.
 
The wealthy members of the SoCal delegation are led by U.S. Reps. Jane Harman (D-Los Angeles), worth at least $225 million, and Darrell Issa (R-Vista), who reported assets totaling at least $160 million. Harman and Issa placed second and third on the list overall.