John Longville (born September 21, 1949 in Saint Paul, Minnesota)[citation needed] is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1998 until 2004, representing part of San Bernardino County.
Longville also served as press secretary for Congressman George Brown Jr.[2] In the wake of the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida, he wrote and secured legislative adoption of Article II, Section 2.5 of the Constitution of California, mandating that all legally-cast votes in California elections must be counted.
[3] The Rialto station is named is his honor, as Longville was one of the early proponents of the Metrolink commuter rail system.
[4] In September 2007, he was appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy on the board of directors of the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, and was elected and reelected to that board without opposition in 2009, 2013, and 2017, continuing to serve in that position at the present time.
[5] In November 2008, Longville was elected to the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees.