Jose Solorio
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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 4, 2000 – December 4, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Sarmiento |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1970 Ticuitaco, Mexico |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Santa Ana, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Irvine, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Communications, Marketing and Government Relations |
| Website | JoseSolorio.com |
Jose J. Solorio (born September 28, 1970) is an American politician from California. 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. From 2016 to 2020, he was the State Senate's appointee to the California Student Aid Commission, which administers the Cal Grant and other state scholarship programs.
He was re-elected to the Santa Ana City Council in 2016 and finished his term in 2020.
He currently serves as government affairs officer with the Moulton Niguel Water District and a California water commissioner.
Early civic career
[edit]Before being elected to the State Assembly, he was a Santa Ana city council member from 2000 to 2006, when he became an assembly member. 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
[edit]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. He has two sons, Michael and Diego. Solorio is a vegetarian.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Solorio, Jose (2006-06-06). "Jose Solorio Responses to ALAN Candidate Questionnaire". Los Angeles: Animal Legislative Action Network. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
I am 100% vegetarian in large part because I believe that killing animals for human consumption is wrong.
External links
[edit]- 1970 births
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- American public relations people
- California city council members
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- People from Santa Ana, California
- University of California, Irvine alumni
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century California politicians