Joyce Mojonnier

American politician

Joyce "Sunny" Mojonnier (born February 17, 1943) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. Mojonnier, a Republican, represented the 75th District from 1982 through 1990. She was the 30th woman elected to serve in the California legislature.

In 1983, while still in her first term, Mojonnier became the founder of Capitol Network, a Sacramento based non partisan networking group for female legislative and administrative professionals. After leaving office, Mojonnier was appointed by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown in 1992 to serve as a commissioner on the California Medical Assistance Commission, a state office that directs and reviews proposed contracts for Medi Cal services. In 2014, Mojonnier founded the non profit foundation Women In California Politics (WICP), a non partisan organization dedicated to "preserving the political history of the women elected to serve in the California legislature." The foundation, with Mojonnier as CEO, produced Centennial Celebration, a series of events celebrating the 2018 Centennial of women being elected to serve in the California legislature. In late 2020, Mojonnier stepped down as CEO and became Chair of the WICP Board of Directors. In August of 2021, the foundation opened the WICP Museum in Sacramento. This museum collects and displays—both online and at the physical space—video recorded oral histories, as well as other historical memorabilia, collected from former female members of the California legislature. Majonnier served as a curator and historian for the museum.