Answer the following question: Facts:   - profession: real estate appraiser    - minority leader: the    - preceded: chuck poochigian george house    - successor: dennis hollingsworth    - state senate: california california state    - spouse: stephanie    - predecessor: dick ackerman    - party: republican      - district: 14th 25th    - term end: december , 2006 , 2010 february 18 , 2009 november 30    - succeeded: tom berryhill tom berryhill    - term start: december 4 , 2000 4 , 2006 april 15 , 2008 december    - children: david jr. , meghan    - name: dave cogdill    - birth date: 31 december 1950    - state assembly: california    - birth place: long beach , california   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dave cogdill .
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david ellis cogdill , sr. -lrb- born december 31 , 1950 in long beach , california -rrb- is a republican politician who served as a state senator from california 's 14th state senate district from december 2006 to december 2010 .cogdill is also the former california state senate republican leader , a post he held for 10 months from 2008 until he was replaced by state senator dennis hollingsworth early in the morning on february 18 , 2009 amidst a contentious mid-year budget debate .