State Sen. John Laird and former president Donald Trump share two things in common. On Nov. 5, both men secured reelection to a second four-year term in their seats; Laird to the California Senate, Trump to the Oval Office. Both are also septuagenarians.
That is where the similarities end. During the first two years of Trump’s first term, Laird was finishing out his tenure as then-Gov. Jerry Brown’s pick for Secretary of Natural Resources — the front line defending California against Trump’s attacks on environmental protections. Now, Laird heads to Sacramento with a Democratic supermajority bent on playing defense once again.
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