Senator Henry Stern

Senator, 27th District

Senator Henry Stern is a sixth-generation Californian and native of his Senate District, which includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Senator Stern currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and Chair of Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, overseeing California’s carbon neutrality efforts and supporting the acceleration of resilient climate infrastructure. He also serves as the Senate’s Ex Officio member to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Senator Stern authored SB 261 and co-authored SB 253, landmark climate laws that establish the nation’s first requirements for large corporations to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, carbon embedded in supply chains, and climate risks.