David Hadley, Community Contributor

Assemblyman David Hadley was elected to represent the 66th Assembly District (the South Bay) in November 2014. Born and raised in Fullerton, he attended Servite High School in Anaheim. David completed his Bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College and his Master’s degree at the London School of Economics.

David and his wife Suzanne moved to the South Bay eighteen years ago and in 1999 he founded Hadley Partners, Incorporated. (HPi). HPi is a financial advisory firm that specializes in representing entrepreneurial and family-owned businesses in the financing or sale of their companies. Since its founding, HPi has advised well over 100 businesses. HPi clients have created thousands of jobs in part due to the help that David and his colleagues provided.

David chose to get involved in local politics, and ultimately to run for the California State Assembly, because while California continues to enjoy tremendous opportunities, we will be the first generation in the history of California to leave this state to our children in more precarious condition than we received it from our parents if we do not pursue common sense policies. David is committed to ensuring that his children, and you and your children and grandchildren, have the same opportunities to build your futures in California that David and his brothers and sisters did. California can once again be the Golden State. David is committed to fight for every resident in the South Bay who is working to provide for his or her family, and to fight for every family that wants to make sure their children receive a quality education.

David and his wife Suzanne have been married for over 22 years and they are the proud parents of four children. Their 19-year-old son, Jack, is a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Their three daughters are Claire (17), Ellen (15) and Faith (13). Claire and Ellen are students at Mira Costa High School and Faith attends Manhattan Beach Middle School.

David coached Little League softball and baseball, and has spent time on most of the soccer, baseball and softball fields of the South Bay. Suzanne is responsible for the Hadley kids’ musical instruction.

David and Suzanne are active in their local community, including supporting the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation and MBX (formerly the Manhattan Beach Athletic Foundation). In 2013 David founded the South Bay 100, a group of over 175 people dedicated to improving the political leadership of the South Bay. In 2011-2012, David was a regular contributor of opinion articles to the editorial pages of the Daily Breeze, the Daily News and the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The Hadley family attends Journey of Faith Church. Suzanne is a Neighborhood Watch Block Captain and was the Volunteer Chair of Circle of Love Pre-School at First Lutheran Church.