Susan RubioIncumbent

Candidate for State Senate District 22

Susan Rubio is the incumbent Democratic member of the California State Senate. She represents District 22. That district covers part of the San Gabriel Valley. It is in eastern Los Angeles County. She has held the seat since December 2018. She won re-election in 2022. Before the legislature, Rubio held elected office in Baldwin Park. She served there for 13 years. She was elected city clerk in 2005. She was elected city council member in 2009. She also worked as a public school teacher. She taught for roughly 17 to 20 years. She taught in the Baldwin Park and Monrovia school districts. Rubio was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Her family immigrated to the United States. Her father was a former Bracero program farm worker. The family was deported in 1975. They returned in 1977. She became a U.S. citizen in 1994. She holds a bachelor's degree in education. She also holds a master's degree in education. Both are from Azusa Pacific University. She also attended East Los Angeles College. She was also honored with a doctorate degree by the University of La Verne. She was the first Latina to chair the Senate Insurance Committee. She chairs the San Gabriel Valley Caucus. She serves as Assistant Majority Whip. In 2024 she ran for California's 31st Congressional District. She did not win. She finished with 15.8% of the primary vote. She then returned to run for re-election to her Senate seat, in 2026. Home: Baldwin Park, California. Occupation: California State Senator, and the incumbent. She is also a former public school teacher. Prior office: She has been the incumbent since December 2018. She was re-elected in 2022. She was previously Baldwin Park City Clerk, elected in 2005. She was also Baldwin Park City Council Member, elected in 2009.

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