▁member ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly . ▁J ant z ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁three ▁times , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁La ▁M esa ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁County ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Council ▁( EC ED C ), ▁San ▁Diego ▁Association ▁of ▁Govern ments ▁( S AN DA G ), ▁Heart land ▁Communic ations ▁Author ity , ▁and ▁Mission ▁Tra ils ▁Regional ▁Park ▁Task ▁Force . ▁ ▁J ant z ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁EC ED C , ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Tax pay ers ▁Association ▁( SD CT A ), ▁and ▁East ▁San ▁Diego ▁Regional ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Affairs ▁Committee . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁board ▁chairman ▁of ▁both ▁EC ED C ▁and ▁SD CT A . ▁ ▁J ant z ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁California ▁Republican ▁politics ▁throughout ▁the ▁years , ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁and ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁In iti atives ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ' s ▁ 5 4 ▁president ial ▁elect ors ▁from ▁California . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁J ant z ▁served ▁as ▁District ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to