Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the

California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The State Senate convenes, along with the State Assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. ...

. She is a Democrat representing the 19th Senate District, encompassing all of

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, as well as over half of

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Early life and education

Limón was born and raised in

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. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

and a Master of Arts from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

Career

She served six years on the

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Board of Education. Additionally, she served in the capacity of Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at the

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prior to serving in the Assembly. She is a former Commissioner on the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women. Limon ran as the 2020 Democratic nominee for the

's 19th district to succeed

Hannah-Beth Jackson Hannah-Beth Jackson (born May 19, 1950) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat, she represented the 19th Senate District, encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County. Ja ...

, who is ineligible to run due to term limits.

Elections

2020

2018

2016

References

External links

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Campaign website

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