Joaquin Arambula (born May 17, 1977) is an American
politician
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currently serving in the
California State Assembly. He is a
Democrat
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representing the
31st Assembly District, which encompasses southern and western
Fresno County
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, including the cities of
Sanger,
Reedley,
Orange Cove, and the west side of
Fresno
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
.
Arambula was elected to the Assembly in a 2016
special election
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to replace former Assemblymember
Henry Perea, who resigned to work as a
lobbyist
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for
PhRMA.
He is a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. Before being elected to the Assembly, he was an
emergency department physician
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. He is the son of former 31st District Assemblyman
Juan Arambula.
Arambula was arrested on December 10, 2018, on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child, a misdemeanor under California domestic violence statutes.
The assemblymember thanked the teachers at his daughter's school and police officers “for doing their job” in starting the investigation.
One of his daughters had alleged that her father hit her on the face while he was wearing a ring.
During trial, photos were shown to jurors that showed a 1-inch bruise on the child's right temple.
On the witness stand during his trial, his daughter largely described the incident as an accident.
In May 2019, a Fresno jury found Arambula not guilty.
2016 California State Assembly
2018 California State Assembly
2020 California State Assembly
References
External links
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Campaign website
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1977 births
21st-century American politicians
Bowdoin College alumni
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California
Living people
Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly
People from Delano, California
People from Kingsburg, California