“When that California dream was a reality, it was because people came together, and that’s what’s lacking now. I’m like, I’m going to reach across the aisle and start, one by one if we have to, bringing balance back. We all want the same thing,” says Assemblywoman Laurie Davies, who represents Orange and San Diego counties. A small business owner and former Laguna Niguel mayor, she was elected to the State Assembly in 2020 and re-elected in 2022.