Blanca Estela Rubio (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving in the

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since 2016. She is a

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representing the 48th Assembly District, encompassing parts of the eastern

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, including

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, and Glendora. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, she was a board trustee for the Baldwin Park Unified School District, and a schoolteacher for 16 years. Rubio is a board member of the

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, a

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trade group.

Early life and education

Blanca Rubio was born in

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, Mexico and first came the United States with family to

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, where she lived as an

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. She was deported back to Juárez, returned to Los Angeles illegally in 1977 with her family, and eventually became a citizen in 1994. Her younger sister, Susan Rubio, is a member of the

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. Susan Rubio was previously married to Roger Hernández, her predecessor as state senator. Blanca received her bachelor's degree in Business Administration and master's degree in Education with a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from

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. Rubio taught elementary school in

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. In 2003, she was elected to Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education. She served for two terms as both President and Vice President.

California State Assembly

Rubio is the Chair of the San Gabriel Valley Legislative Caucus and Chair of the Human Services Committee and Select Committee on Domestic Violence. She co-sponsored SB 273 with her sister Susan Rubio, which would extend the statute of limitations for victims of domestic violence to 10 years from 3 years in certain cases, and require more training for police dealing with abuse victims.

2020 election results

2018 election results

2016 election results

References

External links

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