Elected Officials

Hon. Mark Wyland (R)

Senator Mark Wyland was elected to the California Senate in November, 2006. He represents the people of the 38th Senate District, which includes the north San Diego County cities and communities of Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Fairbanks Ranch, Hidden Meadows, Lake San Marcos, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista. He also represents the south Orange County cities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

Senator Wyland serves on seven committees. He is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and Vice-Chair of both the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee. He is a member of the Senate Appropriations, Budget, Governmental Organization, and Health Committees.

Mark Wyland grew up in Escondido, California where he attended local schools. He received a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College in Claremont and a master’s degree in political science from Columbia University in New York City. After briefly working for the city of New York, he returned to Escondido and began working at Pine Tree Lumber Company, a lumber and building materials supplier where he became a co-owner. The company has since been sold. He served on the Escondido Union School District board from 1997 until his election to the State Assembly in 2000. He is a trustee for Pomona College.

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