Richard G. Polanco
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-03-1986 | Democratic | AD-55 | 15745 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | AD-55 | 29753 | Win |
| 11-08-1988 | Democratic | AD-55 | 45813 | Win |
| 11-06-1990 | Democratic | AD-55 | 29912 | Win |
| 11-03-1992 | Democratic | AD-45 | 37196 | Win |
| 11-08-1994 | Democratic | SD-22 | 46613 | Win |
| 11-03-1998 | Democratic | SD-22 | 65104 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: March 4, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Olivia
Children: Richard Jr., Gabriel and Liana
Previous: Student Body President, James A. Garfield High School (Los Angeles)
Previous: Staff, Los Angeles County Supervisor Edmund D. Edelman
Previous: Staff, Assemblyman Richard Alatorre
Previous: Staff, Governor Jerry Brown
1982: Primary Candidate for AD-56 (Lost; 47.8%)
1991-2002: Chair, California Latino Legislative Caucus
1993: Member, State Assembly Delegation to the Funeral Services of Cesar Chavez
1998-2002: Majority Leader, California State Senate
2000: Proponent, Proposition 36 [Drug treatment programs] (Passed; 60.9%)
2009: Political Director, Gil Cedillo for Congress (CD-32SE)
- The Polanco Fellowship program is run by the California Latino Caucus Institute, which Polanco founded.
- LEGISLATION: Author of SB 984 (Chapter 213, Statutes of 2000) which established the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning program to promote service to the communities of California in honor of the life and work of Cesar Chavez and required the State Board of Education to adopt a model curriculum guide for use by public schools for exercises related to Cesar Chavez Day.
Source: California Legislature Handbook (1989)
Source: California Blue Book (2000)