Celeste Rodriguez
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 43 (since December 2024)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- San Fernando
Background
- Holds an associate's degree from Los Angeles Mission College and a bachelor's degree in economics from San Diego State University. source: a43.asmdc.org
- Worked on homelessness prevention with the Los Angeles Mayor's Homelessness Services Team, then served as Deputy Director of Community Development Strategies, overseeing the city's Guaranteed Basic Income pilot and Child Savings Accounts. source: a43.asmdc.org
- Elected to the San Fernando City Council in 2020 and later served as Mayor of San Fernando. source: a43.asmdc.org
- Chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Latina Inequities. source: theballotbrief.com
- Received 74.9 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- Economic opportunity for all: policies that drive economic stability and growth source: votecelesterodriguez.com
- Education and safe learning environments, including career training programs source: votecelesterodriguez.com
- Policies that are responsive in times of crisis source: votecelesterodriguez.com
- Protect families from being torn apart source: votecelesterodriguez.com
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