John Mockler (politician)
John B. Mockler | |
|---|---|
| California Secretary of Education | |
| In office 2000–2002 | |
| Governor | Gray Davis |
| Executive Director, California State Board of Education | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Governor | Gray Davis |
| Director, Office of Government Regulations, California Department of Education | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
John Barry Mockler is a former Secretary of Education in California[1] and former Executive Director of the California State Board of Education.[2] He was the chief architect of California Proposition 98 (1988).[3][4]
Life and political career
Mockler was born in Chicago. After his father returned from active duty in World War II, his family moved to Harbison Canyon, a small town outside San Diego.[5] He graduated from El Cajon high school in 1958 and in 1963 graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a bachelor's degree in economics. He also attended the University of San Francisco and San Francisco State University. He became active in union politics, and worked on the mayoral campaign of San Francisco mayor Jack Shelley.[5] He is also a graduate of the Coro Foundation Fellows Program in Public Affairs.[6][7][5]
Mockler was the executive director of the "Youth against 14" campaign in 1964. Proposition 14 would have made it illegal to discriminate against home buyers on the basis of race. Mockler set up a fund-raiser for the campaign, the largest folk concert produced in America (at the time) at the Hollywood Bowl in September 23, 1964.[5][8] In 1965, Mockler began the Sacramento, California phase of his political career. He joined the staff of Senator Fred Farr as a legislative assistant and went on to become a Consultant to the California State Legislature.[5] From 1983-1985, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker of the California State Assembly Willie Brown (politician).[9][10]
Mockler is a recognized expert in education issues in California.[11][12][13][14] He is the founder of Mockler and Associates, an educational consulting firm based in Sacramento.
References
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jul/22/news/mn-57479
- ^ http://www.decentschools.org/courtdocs/DeclOppTextbooks44.pdf
- ^ http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/08/john-mockler-consulted-for-molly-munger-now-on-jerry-browns-side.html
- ^ http://www.cta.org/Professional-Development/Publications/2013/01/Dec-2012-Jan-2013/Musings-from-John-Mockler.aspx
- ^ a b c d e John Berry [sic] Mockler, Oral History Interview, Conducted 2003 by Paul Ferrell, Oral History Program, Center for California Studies, California State University, for the California State Archives State Government Oral History Program
- ^ http://fora.tv/speaker/13368/John_Mockler
- ^ http://www.coro.org/sf/donate/our-supporters
- ^ http://pastdaily.com/2012/07/15/pete-seeger-the-dillards-joan-baez-the-modern-folk-quartet-joe-eddie-no-on-prop-14-rally-hollywood-bowl-1964-past-daily-pop-chroniclesbackstage-weekend/
- ^ Richardson, James (1996). Willie Brown: A Biography, p. 351. University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0520204565.
- ^ http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/oral-history/m.htm
- ^ http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/10/prop-38-camp-vastly-outspent-gov-jerry-brown-still-trails.html
- ^ http://www.economist.com/node/18563678
- ^ http://learningmatters.tv/blog/documentaries/watch-first-to-worst/651/
- ^ http://www.lhc.ca.gov/lhc/143/System.html