Q:Facts: - party: republican - predecessor: john j. benoit bob dutton - state assembly: california - birth date: 28 october 1945 - state senate: california state - spouse: nan emmerson - district: 23rd 63rd - term end: december 1 , 2013 june 9 , 2010 - name: bill emmerson - birth place: oakland , california - successor: mike morrell mike morrell - prior term: 37th district -lrb- 2010 -- 2012 -rrb- - nationality: american - occupation: orthodontist , politician - alma mater: la linda university -lrb- d.d.s. , m.s. -rrb- sierra university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- american university loma - residence: hemet , california - children: kate caroline - term start: june 9 , 2010 december 6 , 2004 - religion: seventh-day adventist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bill emmerson .
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william '' bill '' emmerson -lrb- born october 28 , 1945 -rrb- was a republican california state senator who represented the 23rd district in riverside county .he previously represented the 37th senate district , having been elected in a june 8 , 2010 , special election and sworn into office the next day .he was previously the california state assemblyman representing district 63 in the inland empire counties of riverside and san bernardino , having been first elected in november 2004 .