Joseph Nation

Joe Nation (born July 18 1956, Richardson, Texas), graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A. in Economics, German and French. He studied at Georgetown University under Madeleine Albright as a James T. Webb Fellow in Science, Technology, and Diplomacy while earning a Masters in Foreign Service. He subsequently earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the RAND Graduate School and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University, where he conducted research on defense conversion and wrote a book, "The De-Escalation of Nuclear Crises".

He represented Marin and southern Sonoma counties in the California State Assembly, for three consecutive terms, as a Democrat from 2000 until he was termed out in 2006. When Nation was elected in 2000, his primary opponents were university official Carole Hayashino, future gubernatorial recall candidate Paul Nave, and future Marin County Supervisor Susan Adams. He easily defeated the Republican candidate, Edward Sullivan, in the general election. In 2004 Nation was chosen to be Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee, and he was asked to create and direct the Office of Policy Planning and Research.

He is a former Professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he taught economics, public policy, public finance, and foreign policy. He is connected to the Rand Institute and does some work on climate change. He is a leading international expert on the emerging U.S. carbon market, carbon market policies, and carbon finance [http://www.environcorp.com/people/bio.php?id=7322&location=EMER Joe Nation ] ] , and recently completed his third term in the California State Assembly. Nation has briefed members of the British Parliament and European Union, and is a frequent invited speaker at conferences on climate change and carbon management.

Personal data

He resides in Northern California. He has twin daughters, Kristen and Lexi.

Career

*Principal co-author of AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act .
*Represented California at the 2006 United Nations' summit on climate change in Nairobi.
*Authored nearly 50 successful bills, including greenhouse gas labeling for autos, fuel efficiency standards for tires, and tax incentives for alternative energy.
*Teaches health care, climate change, and politics courses at Stanford University.
*Regular contributor on climate change for the San Francisco Chronicle.
*Three-term California State Assemblyman, representing Marin and Sonoma counties.
*Member of the California Market Advisory Committee (focusing on offsets and linkages with other markets).
*As a three-term assemblyman, Nation authored legislation that created a two-county district for the purposes of developing a commuter rail system.

Education

*Post-doctoral fellow, Stanford University
*PhD, Public Policy Analysis, The RAND Graduate School
*MSFS, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
*BA, Economics, German, French, University of Colorado

References

[ [http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5561] - Who is Joe Nation?] [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/10/BAG34UVUGV.DTL] - SF Chronicle "Nation joins field challenging Migden"] [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/02/EDGRJN7ADQ1.DTL] - SF Chronicle "Discuss, don't ban, climate change film"] [ [http://www.joenation.com] "Joe Nation, State Senate"]

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title=California State Assemblyman, 6th District
before=Kerry Mazzoni
after=Jared Huffman
years=2000 – 2006