William Ronald Berryhill (born March 18, 1958) is an American farmer and politician. He represented the

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district in the

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, encompassing parts of

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's Central Valley. In 2008, he was in a tight race for State Senator from the 5th District, when his brother Assemblyman

Tom Berryhill Thomas Charles Berryhill (August 27, 1953 – August 29, 2020) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors from January 7, 2019, until his death. He previously represented the 8th distr ...

(R) transferred $40,000 to Bill's campaign by passing it through two different Republican campaign committees in order to circumvent state campaign fund regulations. Bill R. Berryhill and his brother were both found guilty and fined $40,000. In 2012, he was the Republican nominee for the California state Senate, when he again challenged Democrat

Cathleen Galgiani Cathleen Galgiani (born January 4, 1964) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 5th Senate District, which encompasses San Joaquin County, and portions of Stanislaus and Sacramento ...

. He lost by a 51% to 49% margin. He lives in Stockton with his wife Triana and his three children. The Berryhills are a prominent Republican political family in California. Bill's father, the late

Clare Berryhill Clare L. Berryhill (December 4, 1925 – March 18, 1996) was an American politician. Berryhill was born in Fresno County, California. He lived in Ceres, California, and was a grape grower. He served in the California State Assembly from 196 ...

, served in both houses of the

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, and also served as director of the

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. His brother,

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, served in the Assembly for the neighboring 25th district from 2006 to 2010 and served in the State Senate from 2010 to 2018. The Berryhills were the first brothers to serve concurrently in the California Legislature in almost 60 years. His first cousin Mike Berryhill was the 2010 Republican nominee for

California's 18th congressional district California's 18th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. The district is currently represented by . Since the 2022 election, the district is lan ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berryhill, Bill 1958 births Farmers from California Republican Party members of the California State Assembly Living people Politicians from Stockton, California People from Ceres, California 21st-century members of the California State Legislature