Facts: - profession: real estate appraiser - minority leader: the - preceded: chuck poochigian george house - successor: dennis hollingsworth - state senate: california california state - spouse: stephanie - predecessor: dick ackerman - party: republican - district: 14th 25th - term end: december , 2006 , 2010 february 18 , 2009 november 30 - succeeded: tom berryhill tom berryhill - term start: december 4 , 2000 4 , 2006 april 15 , 2008 december - children: david jr. , meghan - name: dave cogdill - birth date: 31 december 1950 - state assembly: california - birth place: long beach , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dave cogdill .
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david ellis cogdill , sr. -lrb- born december 31 , 1950 in long beach , california -rrb- is a republican politician who served as a state senator from california 's 14th state senate district from december 2006 to december 2010 .cogdill is also the former california state senate republican leader , a post he held for 10 months from 2008 until he was replaced by state senator dennis hollingsworth early in the morning on february 18 , 2009 amidst a contentious mid-year budget debate .