Hilda L. Solis

A Representative from California. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif, October 20, 1957. Graduated from La Puente High School, La Puente, Calif. , 1975. B. A. , California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif. , 1979. M. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1981. White House Office of Hispanic Affairs, 1980-1981. Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, 1981. Member of the Rio Hondo, Calif. , Community College board of trustees, 1985-1992. Member of the California state assembly, 1992-1994. Member of the California state senate, 1994-2001. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses until her resignation on February 24, 2009 (January 3, 2001-February 24, 2009). Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama, 2009-2013. Member of the Los Angeles County, Calif. Board of supervisors, 2014-present.