Anthony Rendon

Anthony Rendon DEMDemocrat

State Assembly Member, District 62

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Anthony RendonDEMDemocrat State Assembly Member, District 62
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Anthony Rendon (born March 4, 1968) is an American politician who served as the 70th speaker of the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party he is the second-longest serving speaker in California history (and the longest-serving speaker to serve his first term after the adoption of California's term limits). Since 2022, he has represented the 62nd district, located in the southeastern part of Los Angeles County, including the cities of South Gate, Lynwood, and Paramount. He previously represented the 63rd district from 2012 to 2022. In 2023, POLITICO reported that Rendon's speakership was “one of California’s most consequential speakerships”, and that he “has presided over a progressive policy bonanza”, as California “hiked the minimum wage, gave farmworkers overtime, enacted ambitious climate laws, expanded early childhood education, and delivered landmark labor wins”.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
University of California at Riverside
PhD
1995 - 2000
California State University at Fullerton
MA
1991 - 1992
California State University at Fullerton
BA
1986 - 1991
Cerritos Community College
Attended
Boston University
Attended Post-Doctoral Work
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Speaker
California State Assembly
2016 - 2023
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2022 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2012 - 2022
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader
California State Assembly
Executive Director
Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services
2009 - 2012
Interim Executive Director
California League of Conservation Voters
2008 - 2009
Adjunct Professor
Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of California, Fullerton
2001 - 2008
Consultant
Self-Employed
2005 - 2008
Chief Operating Officer
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
2001 - 2005
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Boston University
2001
Former Employee
Museum of Contemporary Art
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Member
Refugio Para Niños Foster Family Agency
Chair
Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Member
Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Member
Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Member
Legislative Audit Joint Committee, California State Assembly
Current
Former Member
Expanding Access to California's Natural Resources Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Workforce Development and Diversity in the Innovation Economy Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Status of Boys and Men of Color Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Rules Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Local Government Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Joint Committee on Rules, California State Assembly
Former Member
Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
California's Clean Energy Economy Committee, California State General Assembly
Former Member
Water Consumption and Alternative Sources Committee, California State General Assembly
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