Joyce Mojonnier

Who is Joyce Mojonnier?

Joyce "Sunny" Mojonnier is an American politician who served as a California State Assemblywoman for the 75th District. Sunny Mojonnier was the 30th women elected to serve in the California Legislature. She served from 1982 through 1990.

The Legislature is composed of the State Assembly and the State Senate and holds the principle lawmaking powers of the state. Each year the Legislature will propose, analyze, and debate over 6,000 bills in a single two-year session. The California State Assembly is composed of 80 elected members, each representing a different legislative Assembly district in California.

As a State Assembly Member Ms. Mojonnier Served four, two-year terms as the elected representative to the 375,000 constituents of the 75th Assembly District. She served on the following committees: Rules, Ways & Means, Judiciary, Governmental Organizations, Education, Labor, Economic Development & New Technologies. Established and chaired the Task Force on Child Abuse and the Judicial System. Served as Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Surrogate Parenting and the Subcommittee on Arts & Athletics. She also served as vice chair of the Joint Committee on the 1992 Quincentennial. Also served as a Member of the Select Committee on Genetic Diseases and a member of the Arts, Tourism and Cultural Resources Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Member of the Committee on Suggested State Legislation for the Western Legislative Conference.