SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (D-Davis) has been reappointed to the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs by Speaker Toni Atkins.

“I am delighted to return to a seat on the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, and wish to thank Speaker Toni G. Atkins for the honor of this reappointment,” said Yamada. “I look forward to working on legislation and programs that support veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much for all of us.”

Yamada previously served on the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs from 2009 until 2013 and represents the Fourth Assembly District which includes the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon and a Veterans Home in Yountville.

Yamada is the chair of Aging and Long Term Care Committee as well as a member of the Assembly Committees on Agriculture; Housing and Community Development; and Water, Parks and Wildlife.