Assemblymember Dr. Bill Quirk (Dem - Assembly District 20) - Assemblymember Quirk served on the Hayward City Council 2004-2012 and was elected to the California Legislature in 2012 representing Assembly District 20 (Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, Fremont, Hayward, San Lorenzo, Sunol, and Union City) . He was re-elected in 2014. 2016, and 2018. Assemblymember Quirk is the only rocket engineer to serve in the California Legislature. Prior to his election to the City Council, Bill worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 1979-2005.