Lisa Calderon
American politician (born 1965)
Lisa Yvette Calderon (née Rodriguez, born January 25, 1965) is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 56th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel Valley, including Whittier, South El Monte, and Hacienda Heights. In December 2019, she announced that she would be running in the 2020 election, following the retirement of her stepson, Ian Calderon.
01Personal life
She is the second wife of former Assemblymember and State Senator Charles Calderon and stepmother of former Assemblymember and Majority Leader Ian Calderon. She has two other sons, Matthew and Brennan. She worked as a Government Affairs Director for Edison International from 1996 until 2020 and previously was a legislative aide to former California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown from 1990 until 1996.
02Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 23,752 | 28.7 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon | 16,622 | 20.1 | |
| Democratic | Sylvia Rubio | 14,123 | 17.1 | |
| Democratic | Josue Alvarado | 11,361 | 13.7 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa C. Tyson | 7,121 | 8.6 | |
| Democratic | Primo Castro | 3,156 | 3.8 | |
| Democratic | Gary Mendez | 2,799 | 3.4 | |
| Democratic | Dora D. Sandoval | 2,445 | 3.0 | |
| Democratic | Oscar Valladares | 1,297 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 82,676 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon | 114,122 | 60.5 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 74,371 | 39.5 | |
| Total votes | 188,493 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | 35,943 | 59.7 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 17,845 | 29.6 | |
| Republican | Natasha Serrano | 6,466 | 10.7 | |
| Total votes | 60,254 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | 62,079 | 58.5 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 44,105 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 106,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | 38,003 | 56.4 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 21,678 | 32.1 | |
| Republican | Natasha Serrano | 7,751 | 11.5 | |
| Total votes | 67,432 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | 94,470 | 56.7 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 72,198 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 166,668 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lisa Calderon”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Calderon-003 10 (cropped).jpg by State of California, Public domain
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.