Andre Quintero is the former mayor of

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. He is a registered

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. Quintero was elected mayor in November 2009, defeating Ernest Gutierrez, and was reelected in November 2011. In 2020 he was defeated by Jessica Ancona.City of EL Monte > Government > Council Members Detail

Education and career

Quintero graduated from

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and completed law school at

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. He currently works as an attorney for the City Attorney of Los Angeles as the Neighborhood Prosecutor for the Central Bureau. Serving as President of the statewide

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while attending UC Riverside, Quintero has continuously fought against proposed college fee increases. Andre is a major proponent of El Monte Promise, a program where the city provides funding for the first two years at Rio Hondo College for local residents. Andre is married to Deborah Quintero, a U.S. History and World Geography teacher at

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and has a daughter, Emma Olivia.

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