Martha Escutia
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Martha Escutia | |
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 Escutia in 2013 | |
| Member of the California State Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Calderon |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Calderon |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 50th district | |
| In office December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Curtis R. Tucker Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Marco Antonio Firebaugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1957 East Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Leo Victor Briones (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Southern California (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Martha M. Escutia (born January 16, 1957) is an American politician and attorney who served in the California State Senate from 1998 to 2006 and the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1998.
Early life and education
[edit]Escutia was born and raised in East Los Angeles, California. She received a bachelor's degree in public administration from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She also holds certificates in Advanced International Legal Studies of Trade and Tariffs from the World Court at The Hague, and in Foreign Investment from the National Autonomous University in Mexico City.
Career
[edit]Escutia represented California's 30th State Senate district. She chaired the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications (EU&C) and was the first woman to chair the 27-member California Legislative Latino Caucus.
While in the Senate, she also chaired the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. She was the first Latina to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first woman to chair the Assembly Judiciary Committee, and chaired the California Legislative Women's Caucus.
Escutia authored legislation that created the first low-cost auto insurance program for low-income residents in Los Angeles County, California and San Francisco, California.
The California Labor Federation AFL-CIO named her "Legislator of the Year".[citation needed] She also received the "Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government" for her work on Children's Environmental Health Protections. In 1999, the California School Boards Association awarded her its "Legislator of the Year Award".[citation needed]
In November 2005, the Corona New Primary Center in Bell, California was renamed the Martha Escutia Primary Center in her honor.
Since 2013, Escutia has served as Vice President for Government Relations at the University of Southern California.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Escutia has two children, Andres and Diego.
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Us | Communities | USC". communities.usc.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
External links
[edit]- 1957 births
- 21st-century American women politicians
- California state senators
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- Living people
- Members of the California State Assembly
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- Hispanic and Latino American people in California politics
- People from East Los Angeles, California
- USC Sol Price School of Public Policy alumni
- Women state legislators in California
- 21st-century members of the California State Legislature
- 20th-century members of the California State Legislature
- 20th-century American women politicians