Martin Gallegos (born November 3, 1956) D.C. is a former

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. The A ...

man who served in the 57th district from 1994 until 2000. A

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from

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, he was the first chiropractor to serve in the Assembly. Gallegos attended

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Occidental College Occidental College (informally Oxy) is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887 as a coeducational college by clergy and members of the Presbyterian Church, it became non-sectarian in 1910. It is one of the oldes ...

, and

Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) is a private university located in Whittier, California and specializing in the health sciences. Academics are organized into four colleges and schools: the Los Angeles College of Chiropra ...

. In 2001 he ran for state senate but lost in the primary to

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. Gallegos currently serves as Senior Vice President, Health Policy and Communications for the Hospital Association of Southern California.- Hospital Association of Southern California
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Living people Members of the California State Assembly American chiropractors People from Baldwin Park, California 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians 1956 births {{California-CAAssembly-stub