Contacts
Department of California
The American Legion, 1601 7th Street, Sanger, CA 93657
Phone: 559-875-8387 | Email: adjutant@caLegion.org
Contact: Area Leaders | District Leaders | Department Staff
Department Officers 2026-2027
Commander, Janice Somers | commander@calegion.org
Adjutant, Sam Flores | adjutant@calegion.org
National Executive Committeeman (NEC), Chris Yates | nec@calegion.org
Alternate NEC, Larry Maggio | altnec@calegion.org
Judge Advocate, Joseph Fenton | ja@calegion.org
Chaplain, Kathy Cash | chaplain@calegion.org
Historian, Liliana Armenta | historian@calegion.org
Sergeant-at-Arms, Michael Smith | sergeant@calegion.org
Parliamentarian, Diane DeVries | parliamentarian@calegion.org
Department Service Officer, Steven Bell | dso@calegion.org
Jr. Past Commander, David Brambila | juniorpc@calegion.org
Membership Director, David Brambila | membership@calegion.org
U. S. President Legionnaires
Nine U.S. Presidents who served in the Armed Forces of the United States were also members of The American Legion. They are Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43.
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President Truman
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President Eisenhower
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President Kennedy
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President Nixon
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President Ford
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President Carter
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President Reagan
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President Bush #41
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President Bush #43