Susan Rubio

Senator Susan Rubio was born in Juarez, Mexico. She was elected to the California Legislature in 2018. She attended East Los Angeles College and later earned a master’s degree in education from Azusa Pacific University, while working full time as a bookkeeper doing payroll and taxes for a small business. She started her teaching career in Baldwin Park Unified School District and was a teacher at Monrovia Unified School District for 17 years, including three years as program adviser and assistant to the principal. Senator Rubio was first elected as city clerk in Baldwin Park in 2005.[1]

In 2009, she was elected to the Baldwin Park City Council. She is chair of the Senate Insurance Committee and Committee Member of Energy, Utilities, Communications; Health; Transportation; and Governmental Organization. She is also a senate select committee member of the Governor's 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change - California's Energy Future; The Social Determinants of Children’s Well-Being; and Asian Pacific Islander Affairs. She is a member of the Latino Legislative Caucus, Legislative Jewish Caucus, Los Angeles Caucus, San Gabriel Valley Caucus and Legislative Women’s Caucus.[2]

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

- Strengthen our public schools and make college more accessible and affordable - Make our neighborhoods safer by reducing crime, gangs, and drugs - Create jobs and economic opportunity for everyday people[4][5]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

I’m committed to ensuring that every student in this state has access to a high quality education without taking on any financial debt. As someone who worked hard to put myself through college, this is a personal issue for me. I firmly believe that the education I received was integral to my success as a public school teacher, as a bookkeeper, and as a Councilwoman. Due to the high cost of college tuition, many hard working San Gabriel Valley residents are being forced to forgo higher education – that’s unacceptable. We must provide everyone with an opportunity to attend college in order to ensure that hard working San Gabriel Valley residents find good paying jobs.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]

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What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was with Yoshinoya as a cashier in Downtown Los Angeles.[5]