Lisa Yvette Calderon (née Rodriguez, born January 25, 1965) is an American politician serving in the

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. She is a

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representing the 56th Assembly District, which encompasses the

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and portions of the

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, including Whittier, South El Monte, and

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. In December 2019, she announced that she would be running in the 2020 election, following the retirement of her stepson,

Ian Calderon Ian Charles Calderon (born October 19, 1985) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat who represented the 57th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel ...

Personal life

She is the second wife of former Assemblymember and State Senator

Charles Calderon Charles Michael Calderon (born March 12, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. Early life and education Calderon was born on March 12, 1950, in Montebello, California. H ...

and stepmother of former Assemblymember and Majority Leader

. She has two other sons, Matthew and Brennan. She worked as a Government Affairs Director for

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from 1996 until 2020 and previously was a legislative aide to former

Speaker Willie Brown from 1990 until 1996.

Electoral history

References

External links

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Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA" * Lisa, stagename of Japanese singer Lisa Komine (born 1978) * Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980) * Lisa (Japanese musician, b ...

Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Living people 21st-century American women politicians California State University, Sacramento alumni People from Whittier, California 21st-century members of the California State Legislature