The State - News from Jan. 30, 1987

Former Assemblyman Richard Robinson, who gave up his Orange County seat in an unsuccessful bid for Congress last November, has taken a job as a part-time aide to Assemblyman Phillip Isenberg (D-Sacramento). Robinson will advise Isenberg on parliamentary matters and other issues for a salary of $40,000 a year. Isenberg said he recruited his former colleague after being named the Assembly’s assistant Speaker pro tem, a job that will require him to preside over sessions from time to time. The job requires “knowing the rules, intuition and an understanding of the personalities and the process,” Isenberg said, adding that Robinson, who served 12 years in the Legislature, is a “master” of legislative procedure. Although legislators often help former lawmakers gain employment in state government, or as consultants, lobbyists or agency staff members, it is unusual for someone of the stature of Robinson, a former Assembly Democratic Caucus chairman, to work as an aide.