Cheryl Bly-Chester
Republican
Candidate Biography:
Cheryl Ann Bly-Chester
Born: November 11, 1957 in San Francisco, CA
Children: Three
1976-1979: Engineering Assistant, California Department of Water Resources
1979-1983: Transportation Engineer, CalTrans
1997-Present: Principal Engineer, Rosewood Environmental Engineering
2005-2006: Vice President, California Board of Reclamation
2006-2010: Vice Chair, California Mining and Geology Board
2007-2010: Member, Governor’s Emergency Partnership Advisory Workgroup
2011: Special Primary Candidate for AD-04 (Lost; 9.7%)
- Fellow Recall candidate Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Bly-Chester to both the California Board of Reclamation and the California Mining and Geology Board.
Source: "Assembly race for Gaines’ old seat gets quickly crowded" by Gus Thomson, Roseville Press Tribune (1/16/2011)
Source: "Open Assembly seat draws crowd" by Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee (2/26/2011)