Frank Hill ’76

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Whether the subject is the state budget or higher education, Frank Hill has distinguished himself through his service in Sacramento. Elected to the State Assembly in 1982, he moved to the State Senate in 1990 as that body’s youngest member.

A member of the Ways and Means Committee of the Assembly and Assembly Republican Caucus Liaison to the Governor, Hill influences key government issues. After the 1987 Whittier earthquake, he was instrumental in authoring a new law to protect California homeowners with affordable insurance.

In the State Senate, Hill was appointed Vice Chairman of the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and has been tapped by the Governor to carry the presently-pending welfare reform package. He is strongly in favor of workfare programs as a method of breaking the welfare cycle.

Frank Hill has served as honorary vice Chairman and Southern California Chairman for the campaign to make English California’s official language. He also sponsors the English Language Acquisition Pilot Program to help students acquire fluency in the English language.

Hill is a staunch supporter of higher education in general, the University of California in particular, and his attention to higher education is exemplified by the California Collegiate License Plate Bill, developed in close cooperation with the Alumni Association. The revenue from these plates will be used to provide need-based scholarships for Californian students.