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About this office
State assembly members introduce and vote on new laws, hold hearings, and draft the state budget. They are elected to two-year terms.
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California Democratic PartyCalifornia Labor FederationService Employees International UnionCalifornia Professional FirefightersCalifornia League of Conservation VotersAFSCME PEOPLECalifornia Teachers AssociationCalifornia Federation of Teachers
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Lupe Ramos-Amith Mayor/Councilmember City of IndioRiverside County Republican PartyImperial County Republican PartyCalifornia Republican PartyCalifornia Pro Life Council
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My Top 3 Priorities
Restoring local control in education. Decentralizing control from Sacramento and back to our communities.
Reducing taxes and regulations for small businesses and working people.
Improving air and water quality in our district.
Experience
Biography
I’m a Mexican immigrant, born and raised in Mexicali, B.C. México. Naturalized US citizen over ten years ago. I come from a family of schoolteachers. I’ve served my community for more than 20 years, as a teacher, a mentor, supporting women victims of domestic violence and families in need. I’ve been an advocate for children and families, as a radio host for different Christian stations, a column writer for La Prensa Hispana Bilingual Newspaper, a children’s pastor and women’s leader. I currently serve as director for Alliance To Protect Children, a statewide grassroots organization advocating and defending the innocence of our children, and dedicated to inform, educate, and activate parents, community and taxpayers on issues that impact our children’s health, safety, and education. I am not a career politician, I am a mother of 5, a woman of faith, and an educator, and I’m taking a leap of faith because young generations deserve better than what we are leaving behind for them.
