Joseph Natalio Baca Jr. (born October 8, 1969) is an American educator and politician who served one term as a member of the
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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from the 62nd District from 2004 until 2006.
Early life and education
Baca was born in
Barstow, California. He received his
Associate degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
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from
San Bernardino Valley College and his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from
California State University, San Bernardino.
Career
Baca is a teacher at
Rialto High School
Rialto High School is a public high school located in San Bernardino, California that opened in September 1992. It is operated by the Rialto Unified School District, and is a member of the San Andreas.
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. He was elected to the
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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in 2004, and served for one term. He stepped down to make an unsuccessful run for the
State Senate in 2006, losing the primary to
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born September 6, 1941) is an American politician who was the United States representative for from 2013 to 2015. The district included portions of eastern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County. She was a ...
. Baca serves on the
Rialto City Council. He is the son of former Congressman
Joe Baca
Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. (born January 23, 1947) is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County (including Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino) from ...
; his brother Jeremy made an unsuccessful bid to succeed him in the Assembly, as he lost the primary to
Wilmer Carter.
In 2019, Baca announced that he was running for
San Bernardino County Supervisor (5th District). His legislative priorities include addressing
homelessness
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
* living on the streets, also kn ...
in California, promoting economic development, and improving local infrastructure.
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Personal life
Baca is married with three children. He also has two grandchildren.
See also
*Baca family of New Mexico
The progenitors of the Baca family of New Mexico were Cristóbal Baca (Vaca) and his wife Ana Ortiz. Cristóbal was a military captain from Mexico City, who arrived in 1600 with his family to help reinforce the Spanish colonial Santa Fe de Nuevo ...
References
''2004 State Assembly Results''
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Mexican-American people in California politics
California city council members
Members of the California State Assembly
People from Rialto, California
21st-century American politicians
People from Barstow, California
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California
Baca family of New Mexico