It’s been nearly 10 years since California voters approved the high-speed rail project that was supposed to have ironclad guarantees of no operating subsidies from taxpayers and a promise it would only be built if it had private investors. However, since then, its details ... Read More

PALMDALE, CA – Former Bakersfield Assemblymember and longtime businesswoman, Shannon Grove, has endorsed Assemblyman Tom Lackey in his campaign for reelection. When discussing the endorsement, Grove stated, “During my tenure in the State Assembly, I proudly served alongside Tom Lackey as we fought hard to give rural communities a stronger voice in ... Read More

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill by Assemblyman Tom Lackey allowing retired law enforcement officials to openly carry firearms. The new law, Assembly Bill 1192, gives retired peace officers permission to openly carry firearms with a high-capacity magazine. With the previous passage of the Safety For ... Read More

Assemblyman Tom Lackey honored Navy veteran Gwendolyn Bolden as the 2018 Veteran of the Year in the 36th District Thursday. Bolden enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 and served in the Korean Emergency at various duty stations. She later enrolled in Officer Candidate School and served as an education officer ... Read More

A bill from two Santa Clarita Valley legislators meant to stop the state from “dumping” sex offenders in rural communities is now headed to the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 1199, introduced by Senator Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, and co-authored by Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Lancaster, was approved by the Assembly Committee ... Read More

Lackey, who is the current assemblyman for the district, received the most votes and the highest vote share in Tuesday’s primary election with 61.7 percent of the vote, with former Assemblyman Fox receiving 38.3 percent, according to the California Secretary of State. “I’m so thankful to the voters who voted to ... Read More

Assemblymen Dante Acosta,R-Santa Clarita, and Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, invited the community to have coffee and speak openly about the issues in California that are important to them. Over a dozen residents gathered at The Centre at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex to ask Acosta and Lackey questions about issues ... Read More

San Francisco Chronicle | January 17, 2018 -  A bill introduced Wednesday would block the state’s tax on space transportation companies. Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale (Los Angeles County), said AB1878 would exempt space transportation companies from a tax enacted by the Franchise Tax Board last year. The tax is collected on space companies based ... Read More

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Members Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) and Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) today introduced legislation to protect small businesses from shoplifting syndicates that are exploiting the reduced sentences enacted by Proposition 47.