VENTURA, California – Applications are now open for three positions representing Ventura County on the California Senior Legislature.
The California Senior Legislature is a volunteer body whose primary mission is to help preserve and enhance the quality of life for older Californians and their families. The CSL gathers ideas for legislation at the state and federal levels, crafts the ideas into formal proposals, prioritizes the proposals, presents them to members of the Legislature or the Congress, and advocates for laws implementing the ideas.
Each October, the CSL meets in Sacramento to convene a model legislative session in the chambers and hearing rooms of the State Capitol. The CSL members participate in hearing testimony, debating issues and voting to approve or disapprove legislative proposals.
Forty Senior Senators and 80 Senior Assembly Members are selected in elections supervised by the Advisory Councils of the state’s various Area Agencies on Aging. Ventura County has one position for a Senior Senator and two positions for Senior Assemblymembers.
Candidates must be 55 or older. The application deadline is March 31, 2026. The election packet is attached, and more information can be found at www.4csl.org.
The completed packet – which must also include a resume that outlines one’s experience at the city and county levels dealing with older adults – should be emailed to alisa.sanchez@venturacounty.gov or mailed to Alisa Sanchez, VCAAA, 855 Partridge Drive, Ventura, CA, 93003.
After applications are received, the VCAAA’s Advisory Council will hold an election at its May 20, 2026 meeting. Newly elected members will be sworn in during the October 2026 Annual Legislative Session. The positions have four-year terms that run through October 2030.