HomeMy WebLinkAbout041525-05.1 CONGRESSMAN DESAULNIER PRESENTATIONDanville Town Council Meeting
April 15, 2025
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DISTRICT
Serving the 10'h District
Congressman DeSaulnier started representing Contra Costa County in
Congress in 2015.
Following redistricting effective in 2023, Congressman DeSaulnier now
represents a smaller portion of Martinez. He now represents more of Antioch
as well as Brentwood, Oakley, San Ramon, and parts of Dublin.
Since coming to Congress, Mark has:
Hosted 231 town halls and mobile district office hours;
Assisted over 13,100 constituents with federal issues; and
Responded to over 933,000 constituent inquiries.
Committee Assignments
Committee on Education and Workforce
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
(Ranking Member)
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Aviation
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
k Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Committee on Ethics (Ranking Member)
Community Project Funding
Through the Community Project Funding process (formerly known as
earmarks), overall the Congressman has successfully procured over
$46 million for projects in CA -10. Other projects in the region that are
recipients of this funding will:
Improve traffic safety, reduce commute times, and ease congestion.
Help young children start school healthy, nurtured, and ready to learn from
quality educators.
Build affordable housing units, community space, and recreational areas.
Support veterans through improvements to veterans facilities.
Provide low-cost educational resources to community college students.
Increase access to quality job training.
Community Project Funding
Mark's consistent advocacy has delivered federal funding for projects that
improve our community. Since community project funding requests were re-
established in 2021, he has secured $1.35 million for projects in Danville,
including:
$1,000,000 to modernize the town's traffic signal system network, helping to
improve bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety.
$350,000 to make safety improvements and enhancements to the Iron Horse
Trail.
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Now Accepting New Submissions
The annual appropriations has begun for the coming fiscal year
(Fiscal Year 2026).
► Our office has opened applications for Community Project
Funding requests and has circulated guidance from the House
Appropriations Committee to prospective applicants, including
Town of Danville officials.
The deadline to submit projects for the Congressman's
consideration is Friday, April 18tH.
Our office hosted a workshop last month to provide more detail
about best practices for a thorough application. For a recording
of the workshop and the PowerPoint presentation, please contact
our Walnut Creek office at (925) 933-2660.
Contact Our Office
Walnut Creek
3100 Oak Road
Suite 110
Walnut Creek, CA
(925) 933-2660
Antioch
4703 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA
(925) 754-0716
Facebook: /RepMarkDeSaulnier
Twitter: @RepDeSaulnier
Washington, DC
2134 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC
(202) 225-2095
Instagram: @RepDeSaulnier
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Website: desaulnier.house.gov