Chuck DeVore

• Biography:

  Assemblyman Chuck DeVore represents the 70th district in the State Assembly. The district includes the communities of Aliso Viejo, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Newport Beach and Tustin.

  Since 1991, Chuck has worked in the aerospace and defense industry. He is a vice president with SM&A, a Newport Beach project management and systems engineering firm employing more than 300 people nationwide with revenue of $75 million in 2003.

  Chuck served as an Irvine City Commissioner from 1991 to 1996. Chuck became vice chairman, then chairman of the Community Services Commission, helping guide development and maintenance of Irvine's world-class park system, senior center, and other public services.

  From 1988 to 1990, Chuck worked for Congressman Chris Cox, as his Senior Assistant, Chuck served as the congressman's chief public liaison to the community, attending chambers of commerce meetings and community events almost daily.

  Chuck served in the Reagan Administration as a Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs in the Department of Defense from 1986 to 1988. In addition to working with the Department of Defense's staff and leadership, Chuck was constantly on Capitol Hill interfacing with both the House and the Senate Armed Services Committees and Foreign Affairs Committees. Chuck's official duties carried overseas to the Middle East, Central America, Asia, and Europe. He also worked with the White House, the State Department, the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce.

  For 21 years, Chuck has been a member of the military reserve forces. He first enlisted as a Private First Class, then earned his commission in 1985. He is now a Major in the Army National Guard. His uniformed service has taught him to cherish our freedoms.

  In 1999, Chuck wrote the techno-thriller novel "China Attacks". The book was published in English in 2000 and in Chinese the following year.

  Chuck has lived in the 70th Assembly District since 1988 when he moved back home to Orange County with his wife, Diane. Diane and Chuck have been married 16 years. They have two daughters, Jennie and Amy, both of whom attend public schools. Diane is a music teacher in Irvine.