Jose Medina (born March 29, 1953) is an American politician in the

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. He is a Democrat representing the 61st Assembly District, which encompasses parts of northwestern

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and includes the cities of Riverside,

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and Mead Valley. Medina is the Chair of the Higher Education Committee and a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was a teacher at

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and a

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Trustee. In 2018, Jose Medina secured $9.7 million in state funds through a budget allocation in the 2019 State Budget, signed by former

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to support the development of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry of the

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, also known as "The Cheech." The Cheech will reside in the City of Riverside and be a permanent home for Cheech Marin's collection of Chicano art, making it the most prominent collection of its kind in the United States.

2014 California State Assembly

2016 California State Assembly

2018 California State Assembly

2020 California State Assembly

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