Lori Saldana

• Biography:

  Assembly Member Lori Saldana, now in her third term in the California Legislature, serves as Speaker pro Tempore in the State Assembly. She also serves on the Veterans Affairs, Elections and Redistricting, Revenue and Taxation, and Housing and Community Development Committees.

  Ms. Saldana is Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and a member of the California Commission on the Status of Women. In addition, Ms. Saldana sits on the State Board for California Women Lead, a statewide bi-partisan organization dedicated to providing leadership and support for elected and appointed women and to support and encourage women to seek public office.

  She was elected to her first term in the state Assembly in 2004, having served previously as both a Mayoral and a Presidential appointee on border water quality issues. In 2009, Ms. Saldaña was appointed to the California Coastal Conservancy, a position which reflects her life long passion for clean water and environmental advocacy.

  Her district includes the central and northern portion of the city of San Diego, including the communities of Clairemont, Bay Park, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, Tierrasanta, Serra Mesa, Hillcrest, University Heights, North Park, South Park, Linda Vista, Mission Valley, City Heights, Old Town, Normal Heights, Mission Hills and Downtown San Diego.