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Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941), an American
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 politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
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 since 1993, representing (), which includes downtown Los Angeles.

She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Representative Edward R. Roybal
Edward R. Roybal

Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal was an United States politician. He served for thirty years as a United States Democratic Party United States House of Representatives of the 30th and later the 25th districts of California, and was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years....
 and Lucille Beserra Roybal.






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Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941), an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
 since 1993, representing (), which includes downtown Los Angeles.

She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Representative Edward R. Roybal
Edward R. Roybal

Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal was an United States politician. He served for thirty years as a United States Democratic Party United States House of Representatives of the 30th and later the 25th districts of California, and was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years....
 and Lucille Beserra Roybal. She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School
Ramona Convent Secondary School

Ramona Convent Secondary School is an all-female college-preparatory high school in Alhambra, California, California. Founded in 1889 by the California province of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Ramona is one of the oldest operating schools in California and has graduated over 8,300 students....
 in Alhambra, California, and California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Los Angeles is a public university, part of the California State University system. The campus is located in Los Angeles, California, United States, in the University Hills, Los Angeles, California district at the center of Los Angeles metropolitan area just five miles from Los Angeles civic and cultural center....
. Prior to being elected to public office she was a public relations officer and fund raising executive.

Political career

Before being elected to Congress Roybal-Allard was a member of the California State Assembly
California State Assembly

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  from 1986 to 1992.

In 1992, she won the Democratic nomination for the newly created 33rd District. She won handily in November, and has been reelected seven times with no substantive opposition. Her district was renumbered as the 34th after the 2000 Census.

She is the first Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress. Along with Nydia Velasquez of New York City
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, she was the second Latina
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 after Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

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 of Miami, and with Velasquez, the first Democrat and the first elected to a full term.

She has also served as the Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (1998–1999) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congressional Hispanic Caucus

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. She has also been active on the Congressional Children's Caucus, Democratic Homeland Security task force and the livable communities task force.

She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees.

Committee Assignments

  • Appropriations Committee
    • Subcommittee on Homeland Security
    • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies


Personal

Roybal-Allard is married to Edward T. Allard, III. She has two children Ricardo Olivarez, and Lisa Marie Roybal Elliott (born Olivarez), two step children Angela Allard and Guy Mark Allard and four grandchildren. Her husband is a management consultant and a retired Marine Corps
Marine corps

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 captain
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. She lives in East Los Angeles, California
East Los Angeles, California

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.

See also

  • NALEO
    NALEO

    The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials is a leadership organization of Elected and Appointment Latino Official in the United States....


External links

  • official House site
  • campaign finance reports and data
  • issue positions and quotes
  • campaign contributions
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  • voting record