Gloria Molina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office December 1, 1991 – December 1, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Peter Schabarum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Hilda Solis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 56th district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office December 6, 1982 – February 27, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Art Torres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Lucille Roybal-Allard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 1st district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office February 3, 1987 – March 7, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Howard Finn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mike Hernandez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 31, 1948||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 14, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Ron Martinez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 1, Valentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesús Gloria Molina (May 31, 1948 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Participating in the Chicano movement as a young activist, Molina entered politics in 1982, running in opposition to the powerful male-dominated Eastside political machine for a seat on the California State Assembly, becoming the first Latina elected to the assembly. She had a long unbeaten streak in electoral politics, becoming the first Latina elected to the Los Angeles City Council and to the board of supervisors, and served on the board for 23 years. After terming out on the board, Molina ran again for the Los Angeles City Council in 2015, but was defeated by incumbent José Huizar.[1]
Molina was considered a trailblazer and helped revitalize Los Angeles's Grand Park and support the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes project, and has been said to have paved the way for future women and Latina politicians.[2] Grand Park in Los Angeles was re-named Gloria Molina Grand Park after her death in 2023.
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