David Frederick Hadley (born November 14, 1964) is an American businessman and former

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, who served in the

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, representing the 66th Assembly District, which consists of most of the South Bay region of

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. He is a member of the Republican Party. On November 4, 2014, Hadley defeated Democratic assembly member Al Muratsuchi by a margin of just 706 votes in an upset. In 2016, Hadley was defeated in his own bid for reelection in a rematch with Muratsuchi. Prior to serving in the

, Hadley was the Republican party chairman for the 66th assembly district and an

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and

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Early life and education

Hadley was born and raised in

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and graduated from

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. He received his bachelor's degrees in both

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and

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from

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(1986), and he completed his

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at the

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(1994).

Business career

From 1986 to 1999, Hadley was an employee of BT Alex Brown and its predecessors and affiliates, including BT Securities Corporation and Bankers Trust Company. During his employment he worked in New York and Atlanta, and moved with the firm to Los Angeles in 1996. When Hadley resigned in June 1999 upon the acquisition of BT Alex Brown by

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, he was a managing director in the media & communications investment banking group. In June 1999, Hadley founded Hadley Partners, Incorporated.

Political background and experience

Hadley previously served as the chairman of the Beach Cities Republicans. In June 2012, Hadley was elected to the board of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County, representing the 66th Assembly District. After election to public office, Hadley created the South Bay 300 Club which raised funds for his 2016 re-election campaign, charging $1000 for admission to the club. In September 2016, Hadley announced he would not vote or support the Republican nominee for the presidency,

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. He said "I am not voting for either Secretary Clinton or Mr. Trump. Both have shown themselves unfit for the highest office in the land. Neither reflects the South Bay values that this citizen legislator is trying to bring to Sacramento." In July 2017, Hadley declared his candidacy for

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; he withdrew from the race two weeks later.

2014 California State Assembly

2016 California State Assembly

Legislative tenure

In 2015, Hadley authored AB 306 to give the children of military personnel better options in choosing which school district they matriculate into, regardless of on-base housing's location, which was signed into law. He worked with environmentalist

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to increase awareness of water quality in the city of Gardena in 2015–16.

Personal life

Hadley married Suzanne Hoff Hadley in June 1992. They have four children: Jack, Claire, Ellen and Faith. They have lived in

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since 1996.

References

External links

Campaign website

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