Marie Alvarado-Gil is an American politician who represents California's 4th State Senate district in the

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following her election in the

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. She is a member of the

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Education

Alvarado-Gil attended UC Davis, studying Animal Science. In her third year at school, she got pregnant, and consequently decided to drop out of school. She later went to University of San Francisco where she obtained both a Bachelor and a

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Political career

Alvarado-Gil ran as a Democrat for California's 4th State Senate district in the

. She placed second in the top-two primary, with fellow Democrat Tim Robertson placing first. This guaranteed that the district, which is largely rural and tends to lean Republican, would be represented by a Democrat.

Electoral history

References

External links

Government website

Campaign website
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