Jose Solorio
Jose Solorio | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 69th district | |
In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Tom Umberg |
Succeeded by | Tom Daly |
Santa Ana City Councillor from Ward 1 | |
In office December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Ted Romero |
Succeeded by | Vance Sarmiento |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ticuitaco, Michoacan | September 28, 1970
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Children |
Michael Diego |
Residence | Santa Ana, California |
Alma mater |
University of California, Irvine Harvard University |
Occupation | Public Relations |
Jose J. Solorio (born September 28, 1970) is an American politician. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 as a Democrat. He represented the 69th Assembly District, which includes the city of Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim and Garden Grove. He was the Democratic Party nominee for the California state Senate in 2014.
Early civic career
Before being elected to the State Assembly, he was a Santa Ana City Council Member from 2000 until he became an assembly member in 2006. He was appointed to the Orange County Water District Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana, and the Advisory Board for UC Irvine's Department of Planning, Policy, and Design.
Background and education
As the son of migrant farm workers, Solorio earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social ecology at University of California, Irvine and a Master of Arts degree in public policy from Harvard University. He lives in Santa Ana, with his wife Linn, a Curriculum Specialist for Santa Ana Unified School District, and their two sons. Solorio is a vegetarian.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Solorio, Jose (2006-06-06). "Jose Solorio Responses to ALAN Candidate Questionnaire". Los Angeles: Animal Legislative Action Network. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
I am 100% vegetarian in large part because I believe that killing animals for human consumption is wrong.