Visionary Founder of Lifesaving GPS Technology to Meet with Southern California Business Leaders

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is to be Honored for Entrepreneurial Spirit at the Long Beach Hyatt on April 5, 2007 at 11:30am

In one of his first major addresses since being sworn in as California Insurance Commissioner, the Honorable Steve Poizner is to be honored by the Long Beach Chamber at the Long Beach Hyatt on April 5, 2007 at 11:30am for his contributions to the entrepreneurial spirit of California.
 

About California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner

A highly-successful businessman and entrepreneur, Mr. Poizner took the oath of office stressing his commitment to bipartisanship and innovation. “Consumer protection is not a Republican or a Democratic affair,” said the Commissioner.

Prior to assuming elective office, Mr. Poizner founded several companies. The most recent of which, “SnapTrack,” pioneered life-saving technology that put GPS receivers into cell phones. As a result, 9-1-1 emergency responders are able to locate with pinpoint accuracy those making emergency calls from cell phones. This technology is now the industry standard and can be found in more than 200 million cell phones around the world.

September 25, 2006

Author of Landmark California Workers' Compensation Reform to Meet with Long Beach Business Community

On Monday, September 25, 2006, Senator Chuck Poochigian (R-Fresno) met with the Long Beach business community as the Chamber’s featured visionary in the Chamber’s acclaimed “Visionary Luncheon Series.”

Senator Poochigian, who is running for California Attorney General against former Governor Jerry Brown, will address a wide-range of issues, including the business climate as well as his vision for the State judiciary.
 

Poochigian was first elected to the Legislature to represent the 29th Assembly District in 1994. In 1998, he was elected to represent California's 14th Senate District which included portions of Fresno, Tulare and Kern Counties. In November 2002, he was re-elected to the reapportioned 14th Senate District which now includes all or portions of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties.
 

Senator Poochigian's legislative accomplishments include authoring landmark legislation in 2004 to reform California's broken workers' compensation system, which has been widely considered one of the principal problems facing California employers.