Carole Migden

Carole Migden DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Carole MigdenDEMDemocrat American politician
75
Years of Age
6
Years of Experience
CAResidence (state)

Carole Migden (born August 14, 1948, in New York City) is an American politician from San Francisco who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002. She is the state's second openly lesbian legislator.Migden's former district, the 3rd Senate district, includes parts of San Francisco, Sonoma County, and Marin County. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (1996–2002), where she became the first freshman, first woman, and first lesbian to chair the Committee on Appropriations. She was also Chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization (2002–2004), the nation's only publicly elected tax commission. Prior to that, she had served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1991–1996). She also chaired the San Francisco Democratic Party for eight years and is a former member of the Democratic National Committee. Migden was the Chairperson of California Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee and the Chairperson of the Senate Majority Caucus. She was previously the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair. She was, at the time, the only openly lesbian state legislator from Northern California. In 2009, Migden was appointed State Commissioner of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (2009-2010), promoting green technology and a zero-based waste policy.

Education4 - 4 of 2
Adelphi University
BA
Sonoma State
MA
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Senator
California State Senate
2005
Assemblymember
California State Assembly
1996 - 2002
Member
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Executive Director
Operation Concern
Other Experience1 - 5 of 5
Experience
CARAL
Vice Chair
Budget Committee, San Francisco Company Transportation Authority
1995
Chair
San Francisco Democratic Party
1986 - 1994
Chair
California Board of Equalization
Chair
Senate Democratic Caucus