district residence relations predecessor successor birth_name state_assembly birth_place nationality party profession birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name alma_mater
26th stockton , california clare -rrb- mike berryhill -lrb- cousin -rrb- berryhill -lrb- father -rrb- tom berryhill -lrb- brother greg aghazarian connie conway william ronald berryhill california ceres , california american republican farmer 18 march 1958 december 1 , 2008 triana berryhill bill berryhill
 november 30 , 2012 bill berryhill butte college
bill berryhill

william ronald `` bill '' berryhill -lrb- born march 18 , 1958 -rrb- is an american farmer and politician .
he represented the 26th district in the california state assembly , encompassing parts of california 's central valley .
in 2012 , he was the republican nominee for the california state senate , losing to democrat cathleen galgiani by a 51 % to 49 % margin .
he currently lives in stockton with his wife triana and his three children .
the berryhills are a prominent republican political family in california .
bill 's father , the late clare berryhill , served in both houses of the state legislature , and also served as director of the california department of food and agriculture .
his brother , tom , has served in the assembly for the neighboring 25th district since 2006 .
the berryhills are the first brothers to serve concurrently in the california legislature in almost 60 years .
his first cousin mike berryhill was the 2010 republican nominee for california 's 18th congressional district .
