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Esmeralda SoriaDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 27
42
Years of Age
9
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CAResidence (state)
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Education5 - 5 of 3
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Certificate Executive Leadership Program
2018
University of California at Davis School of Law
JD Public Interest/Public Service
2008 - 2011
University of California at Berkeley
BA Political Science/Chicana/o Studies
2000 - 2005
Past Positions1 - 16 of 16
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2022 - Current
Council Member
City of Fresno, California
2015 - 2022
Adjunct Professor
Fresno City College
2014 - 2023
Policy Advisor
Henry T. Perea, California State Assembly
2013 - 2015
Field Campaign Manager
Californians for Good School and Good Jobs
2013
Professor
San Joaquin College of Law
2013
Sustainable Rural Communities Project Director
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
2011 - 2012
Law Clerk
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
2010 - 2011
Research Assistant
Professor Keith Aoki, University of California at Davis School of Law
2010 - 2011
Intern
Office of Public Engagement, The White House
2010
Summer Law Clerk
University of California at Davis Immigration Law Clinic
2010
Summer Law Clerk
Rediger, McHugh, and Owensby Limited Liability Partnership
2009
Legislative Aide
California State Senate
2007 - 2008
Financial Aid and Enrollment Coordinator
Making Waves Education Program
2005 - 2006
Policy Fellow
California Attorney General's Office
2006
Former District Director
Senator Michael J. Rubio, California State Senate
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Member
Task Force on Homelessness, Governor Newsom
2019 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Local Government Commission, California
2018 - Current
Member
Transition Team, Governor Gavin Newsom
2018
Participant
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Leadership Institute
2013
Board Member
Fresno Employment Opportunities Commission (EOC)
Chair
Fresno Revitalization Corporation
Chair
Redevelopment Agency
Former Member
Coalition for Diversity, University of California at Davis School of Law
Former Member
La Raza Law Students Association, University of California at Davis School of Law
Member
Fresno Barrios Unidos
Member
Hands On Central California
Member
La Raza Lawyers Association of Central California
Member
Fresno County Bar Association
Member
University of California at Davis Immigration Law Clinic Council