Ida S. Obeso-Martinez
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.
- Current office
- Imperial City Council (elected November 2022); listed as Mayor on the city directory
- Occupation
- Mayor/Nurse
- Lives in
- Imperial
Background
- Lifelong Imperial resident and Imperial High School graduate. source: imperial.ca.gov
- Earned an associate's degree in nursing from Imperial Valley College, a bachelor's in nursing from the University of Phoenix, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Arizona. source: imperial.ca.gov
- Cardiovascular nurse practitioner at Imperial Cardiac Center; previously more than 20 years as an emergency room and intensive care nurse; has taught at Imperial Valley College. source: imperial.ca.gov
- Elected to the Imperial City Council in November 2022. source: imperial.ca.gov
In their own words
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- Affordable health care source: nbcpalmsprings.com
- Stronger schools and economic opportunity source: nbcpalmsprings.com
- Infrastructure investment source: nbcpalmsprings.com
- Public safety through prevention, mental health services and law enforcement support source: nbcpalmsprings.com
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