Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Ed Royce
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 34th district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Grace Napolitano
Succeeded by	Xavier Becerra
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	David Dreier
Succeeded by	Diane Watson
Member of the California State Assembly from the 56th district
In office 1986–1992
Preceded by	Gloria Molina
Succeeded by	Martha Escutia
Personal details
Born	(1941-06-12) June 12, 1941 Boyle Heights, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Edward Allard
Children	Ricardo Olivarez Lisa Marie Roybal Elliott Angela Allard (stepdaughter) Guy Mark Allard (stepson)
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California State University, Los Angeles
Occupation	Public affairs officer Fund raising executive
Religion	Roman Catholic

Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is the U.S. Representative for California's 40th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Since redistricting in 2010, the district no longer includes downtown Los Angeles.

Early life, education and career

She was born in Boyle Heights, California, the daughter of Representative Edward R. Roybal and Lucille Beserra Roybal. She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, and California State University, Los Angeles.

She was a public relations officer and fund raising executive. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 1986 to 1992.

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

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

Caucuses

• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)

She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees. She has also served as the chair of the California Democratic congressional delegation (1998–1999) and of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She has also been active in the Congressional Children's Caucus and on the Democratic Homeland Security and the Livable Communities task forces.

She is the first Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress. Along with Nydia Velazquez of New York City, she was the second Latina after Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, and with Velazquez, the first Democrat and the first elected to a full term.

Political campaigns

In 1992, she won the Democratic nomination for the newly created 33rd District. She won handily in November, and has been reelected ten times as of 2012. Her district was renumbered as the 34th after the 2000 Census and the 40th after the 2010 Census.

Personal life

Roybal-Allard is married to Edward T. Allard III. She has two children, Ricardo Olivarez and Lisa Marie Roybal Elliott (born Olivarez), two stepchildren, Angela Allard and Guy Mark Allard, and four grandchildren. Her husband is a management consultant and a retired Marine Corps captain. She lives in East Los Angeles, California.

See also

• NALEO
• Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act) a bill the Congresswoman introduced in 2009 to achieve parity among minor workers in the agricultural industry with that of other industries. See also the related film The Harvest (documentary).

External links

• U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard official U.S. House site
• Lucille Roybal-Allard for U.S. Congress campaign website
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Voting record at The Washington Post
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at SourceWatch

California Assembly
Preceded by Gloria Molina	California State Assemblywoman, 56th District 1986–1992	Succeeded by Martha Escutia
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by David Dreier	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd congressional district 1993–2003	Succeeded by Diane Watson
Preceded by Grace Napolitano	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 34th congressional district 2003–2013	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ed Royce	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th congressional district 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by John Mica R-Florida	United States Representatives by seniority 66th	Succeeded by Ed Royce R-California