Complex sentence: O'Connell previously served in the California State Senate as a Democrat representing the 18th District from 1994 to 2002 and in the California State Assembly representing the Central Coast-based 35th District from 1982 to 1994.
Split into simpler sentences: O'Connell previously served in the California State Senate as a Democrat representing the 18th District from 1994 to 2002. He also served in the California State Assembly representing the Central Coast-based 35th District from 1982 to 1994.