Lucille Roybal-Allard
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Lucille Roybal-Allard | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Ed Royce |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 34th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Grace Napolitano |
Succeeded by | Xavier Becerra |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | David Dreier |
Succeeded by | Diane Watson |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 56th district |
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In office 1986–1992 |
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Preceded by | Gloria Molina |
Succeeded by | Martha Escutia |
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Born | Lucille Elsa Roybal June 12, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Edward Allard |
Children | Ricardo Olivarez Lisa Marie Angela (Stepdaughter) Guy Mark (Stepson) |
Alma mater | California State University, Los Angeles |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is the U.S. Representative for California's 40th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Since redistricting in 2010, the district no longer includes downtown Los Angeles.
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Early life, education and career
She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Representative Edward R. Roybal and Lucille Beserra Roybal. She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, and California State University, Los Angeles.
She was a public relations officer and fund raising executive. She was also a member of the California State Assembly [1] from 1986 to 1992.
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments
Caucuses
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)
She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees. She has also served as the chair of the California Democratic congressional delegation (1998–1999) and of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She has also been active in the Congressional Children's Caucus and on the Democratic Homeland Security and the Livable Communities task forces.
She is the first Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress. Along with Nydia Velazquez of New York City, she was the second Latina after Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, and with Velazquez, the first Democrat and the first elected to a full term.
Legislation
Roybal-Allard introduced the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 1281; 113th Congress) into the House on March 20, 2013. The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for heritable disorders.[2] Roybal-Allard argued that "newborn screening not only transforms and save lives - it saves money."[3] According to Roybal-Allard, in California "newborns are screened for more than 40 preventable and treatable conditions – and for every one dollar California spends on screening, it yields a benefit of over $9 as we prevent disease in children who are diagnosed with these treatable conditions."[3]
Political campaigns
In 1992, she won the Democratic nomination for the newly created 33rd District. She won handily in November, and has been reelected ten times as of 2012. Her district was renumbered as the 34th after the 2000 Census and the 40th after the 2010 Census.
Personal life
Roybal-Allard is married to Edward T. Allard III. She has two children, Ricardo Olivarez and Lisa Marie Roybal Elliott[4] (born Olivarez), two stepchildren, Angela Allard and Guy Mark Allard, and four grandchildren. Her husband is a management consultant and a retired Marine Corps captain. She lives in East Los Angeles, California.
See also
- NALEO
- Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act) a bill the Congresswoman introduced in 2009 to achieve parity among minor workers in the agricultural industry with that of other industries. See also the related film The Harvest (documentary).
References
- ↑ Capitol Museum Archived April 26, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ LRA Press Release
External links
- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard official U.S. House site
- Lucille Roybal-Allard for Congress
- Lucille Roybal-Allard at DMOZ
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
- Profile at SourceWatch
California Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the California Assembly from the 56th district 1986–1992 |
Succeeded by Martha Escutia |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd congressional district 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by Diane Watson |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 34th congressional district 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Xavier Becerra |
Preceded by | Chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Silvestre Reyes |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th congressional district 2013–present |
Incumbent |
United States order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
Preceded by | United States Representatives by seniority 48th |
Succeeded by Ed Royce |
- Articles with DMOZ links
- 1941 births
- California Democrats
- California State University, Los Angeles alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Female members of the United States House of Representatives
- Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- Living people
- Members of the California State Assembly
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- Women state legislators in California