User:Graveshigh5/Steve Graves Highland California

Steve Graves 1965-Current:

Steve Graves was born in Phoenix Arizona, July 22, 1965. Mr. Graves grew up in Bellflower, California. After graduating from Bellflower High School in 1983 he attended California State University, Long Beach majoring in clinical psychology. In 1990 Mr. Graves was married to Nancie Sanchez of San Bernardino, California. Mr. Graves worked as an operations manager for Robinson's-May from 1995-2000 managing a staff or over 200. In 1996 he was elected as a member of the San Bernardino County Democratic Central Committee. In 1996 he was elected as Regional Director of The California State Democratic Party, working for State Party Chairman Art Torres. In 1998 he was appointed by Democratic State Party Chairman Art Torres to the California State Democratic Party Financial Board. Governor Gray Davis appointed Mr. Graves to the California State Agricultural Board in 1998. In 2000 he served as a delegate to the Democratic National Committee Convention, pledged to Al Gore. In 2001 Mr. Graves was elected to the Highland City Council by the largest majority in the city's history. Mr. Graves worked in the private sector from 2001 until 2008 when he was named as Political Director for the San Bernardino/Riverside Counties AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. Mr. Graves is working on obtaining his M.S. in clinical psychology at California State University, San Bernardinofocusing on the establishment of trust in relationships. He resides in Highland, California with his three children.