James Cunneen is an American politician from the state of California.

Jim Cunneen
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 24th district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 2000
Preceded byChuck Quackenbush
Succeeded byRebecca Cohn
Personal details
Born (1961-05-24) May 24, 1961 (age 63)
Stanford, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Almaden Valley, San Jose, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
OccupationPolitician, Corporate strategist

Cunneen served as an aide to Republican Party politicians Becky Morgan, Ed Zschau, and Tom Campbell, before going to work in the semiconductor industry.[1] He served in the California State Assembly Representing the 24th District from 1994 through 2000.[2] He ran in the 2000 election for the United States House of Representatives in California's 15th congressional district, but lost to Mike Honda.[3] Cunneen was president of the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce from 2001 to 2005,[4] and then worked for Cisco Systems for two years.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "30 May 1994, 8 - The San Francisco Examiner at". Newspapers.com. May 30, 1994. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bill Text - HR-85". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
  3. ^ Carolyne Zinko (November 8, 2000). "Democrats Fall Short Of Taking Back House / Honda leading Cunneen for South Bay seat". Sfgate.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Pizarro, Sal (August 28, 2021). "Will resurrecting the San Jose Chamber of Commerce name also revive its image?". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pizarro: Cunneen to leave Cisco after 2 years – The Mercury News". Mercurynews.com. May 15, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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