the gay and lesbian political action committee for San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. In the Assembly, he served as chair of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus. Laird was a founding member of the founding member of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project. He served as executive director of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project from 1991 to 1994. He also has served on the Santa Cruz Community Foundation's Advisory Committee for the Lesbian and Gay Grants Partnership. Laird lives in Santa Cruz with his spouse John Flores. He is fluent in Spanish. Footnotes External links The Living Room Biographies Native Son: Good Times talks with Assemblymember John Laird about how he's tackling the big issues in Sacramento. Official Senate Campaign Site State cabinet secretaries of California 1950 births Living people California Natural Resources Agency Gay politicians LGBT people from California LGBT state legislators in California LGBT mayors of places in the United States Mayors of Santa Cruz, California Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Democratic Party California state senators University of California, Santa Cruz alumni 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Politicians from Vallejo, California Appropriations Committee member, California State Senate