Campus Delegation A compiled list of state legislative representatives that serve the Cal Poly Pomona campus community Prepared by the Office of Government and External Affairs Spring 2021 State Senate Representatives Sen. Connie Leyva (SD-20) Sen. Susan Rubio (SD-22) Sen. Josh Newman (SD-29) Connie Leyva (D) - State Senate District 20 Serves cities of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Cities: Chino, Colton, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona, Rialto, San Bernardino. COMMITTEES Points of Note • Education (Chair) • Re-Elected to the Senate in 2018, currently • Budget & Fiscal Review serving her second term. • Business, Professions & Economic • Serves as Chair of the California Legislative Development Women’s Caucus and the Senate Democratic • Elections & Constitutional Caucus, as well as the Budget Subcommittee #1 Amendments on Education. • Health • Previously served as both Union Representative • Rules and President of the United Food and CPP Impact Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1428. Faculty & • She was elected in 2004 as the first woman Students Alumni Staff President of the California Labor Federation, 3,333 15,162 483 representing more than 2.1 million workers throughout the state. 13.7% 9.8% 16.9% (24,308 (154,050 (2,854 Total) 3 Total) Total) *Fall 2018 Data Susan Rubio (D) - State Senate District 22 Serves cities of Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, El Monte, La Puente, Monterey Park, Rosemead, and West Covina. COMMITTEES Points of Note • Insurance (Chair) • First elected in 2018. • Energy, Utilities, & • In 2009, she was elected to the Baldwin Park Communications City Council, where she helped balance the • Governmental Organizations city budget during the recession while • Health protecting vital services like public safety. • Transportation and Housing • As a lifelong educator, she started her teaching career in Baldwin Park Unified CPP Impact School District and was a teacher at Faculty & Students Alumni Monrovia Unified School District for 17 years, Staff including three years as Program Adviser 4,031 21,730 256 and Assistant to the Principal. 16.6% 14.1% 9.0% • Senator Rubio was first elected as City Clerk (24,308 (154,050 (2,854 in Baldwin Park in 2005. 4 Total) Total) Total) *Fall 2018 Data Josh Newman – State Senate District 29 Serves cities of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Buena Park, Diamond Bar, West Covina and Chino Hills. COMMITTEES Points of Note • Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response (Chair) • Newman was a member of the California State Senate representing • ​Budget District 29 from 2016-2018. • Military and Veterans Affairs • During his tenure as State Senator, • Transportation Newman authored legislation that • Business and Professions Elections and Constitutional championed veteran services and Amendments mental health resources, improved • Labor local schools, helped businesses • Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management create jobs, and protected open space. CPP Impact • Served as an officer in the United Students Alumni Faculty & Staff States Army. 2,788 19,673 403 • Graduate of Yale University 11.5% 12.8% 14.1% 5 (24,308 Total) (154,050 Total) (2,854 Total) *Fall 2018 Data State Assembly Representatives Asm. Blanca Rubio (AD-48) Asm. Freddy Rodriguez (AD-52) Asm. Phil Chen (AD-55) Blanca Rubio (D) - State Assembly District 48 Serves cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, City of Industry, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Glendora, Irwindale, Monrovia, West Covina. COMMITTEES Points of Note • First elected in November 2016. • Aging & Long-Term • Self-described advocate for children, women, Care families, students, and immigrants. • Budget • Taught public school for 16 years. • Governmental • Previously held elected offices on the Valley County Organization Water Board, and Baldwin Park Unified School Board for 20 years. • Water, Parks & Wildlife • Sibling of Senator Susan Rubio. • Legislative Audit • Received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business CPP Impact Administration and a Master’s Degree in Education with a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Faculty & Students Alumni Azusa Pacific University. Staff 2,675 13,057 224 11.0% 8.5% 7.8% (24,308 (154,050 (2,854 Total) Total) Total) 7 *Fall 2018 Data Freddie Rodriguez (D) - State Assembly District 52 Serves cities of Chino, Montclair and Ontario. Points of Note • First elected to the State Assembly in 2013 COMMITTEES following Norma Torres election to the State Senate. • Public Employees, Retirement & Social • Born and raised in Pomona. Security (Chair) • Previously served as Pomona City Council • Communications & Conveyance Member, where he expanded Neighborhood • Health Watch Programs and delivered balanced • Emergency Management budgets. • 31-year career as an Emergency Medical CPP Impact Technician (EMT) in the San Gabriel Valley. • Was awarded the California Star of Life award Students Alumni Faculty & Staff for his outstanding community volunteer contributions and life saving rescues. 2,457 11,687 384 7.6% 10.2% 13.5% (154,050 (24,308 Total) (2,854 Total) Total) 8 *Fall 2018 Data Phil Chen (R) - State Assembly District 55 Serves cities of West Covina, Walnut, Diamond Bar, Rowland Heights, La Habra, Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia and Chino Hills. COMMITTEES Points of Note • Banking & Finance (Vice Chair) • First elected in 2016. • Business & Professions • Previously served as an Adjunct Faculty • Insurance Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public • Jobs, Economic Development & the Policy. Economy • Former LA County Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy. • Utilities & Energy Was recognized as the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station Reserve Deputy of the Year in CPP Impact 2009. • Earned Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Faculty & Students Alumni from California State University, Fullerton as Staff well as a Master’s Degree in Public 2,266 16,256 349 Administration and a Doctoral of Educational Psychology from the USC. 9.3% 10.6% 12.2% (24,308 (154,050 (2,854 Total) Total) Total) 9 *Fall 2018 Data.