Thursday, July 7, 2011

Former state senator to lead statewide health plan association - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Johnston served in the California Legislaturer for20 years, with the Assembly from 1981 to 1990 and in the Senatde from 1991 to 2000. Johnston, a Democrat, represented San Joaquihn County in the Assembly and served in the 5th StatsSenate District, which encompasses Yolo County along with portionsd of Sacramento, Solano and San Joaquin He served as chair of the Appropriations Committeew for six years during his time in the Senate.
“Patrickl brings a wealth of experience workinhg within the state Capitolo and valuable expertise on some of the most criticaol and omplex public policy issuesfacinvg Californians,” Howard Kahn, chairman of the CAHP boardr of directors and CEO of , said in a news “With health care reform in Washington and our own statde budget crisis, it was important for the boarx to find a CEO who is well-respected in Sacramentlo and able to build effective Kahn added. Johnston will assume his new roleJuly 1.
He was also the firstg legislator in residence at the and servesd as vice chairman of theCalifornia Bay-Delta Authority, which oversees the implementatiob of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. In othee CAHP staff news, Charles Bacchi has been promote d to executive vice president withthe Sacramento-based He had been vice president of legislative affairs.

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