Lisa Yvette Calderon (née Rodriguez) (born January 25, 1965) is an American politician serving in the

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. She is a

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representing the 57th Assembly District, which encompasses the

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and portions of the

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, including Whittier,

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, and

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. In December 2019, she announced that she would be running in the 2020 election, following the retirement of her stepson,

Ian Calderon Ian Charles Calderon (born October 19, 1985) is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 57th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel Va ...

Personal life

She is the wife of former Assemblymember and State Senator

Charles Calderon Charles Michael Calderon (born March 12, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. Early life and education Calderon was born on March 12, 1950 in Montebello, California. He ...

and stepmother of former Assemblymember and Majority Leader

. She has two other sons, Matthew and Brennan. She worked as a Government Affairs Director for

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from 1996 until 2020 and previously was a legislative aide to former

Speaker Willie Brown from 1990 until 1996.

References

External links

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Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

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