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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Anna M. Caballero (b. April 18, 1955) is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 30. She was first elected to the chamber in 2016.

Caballero is unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the California State Assembly because of term limits. Caballero served in the California State Assembly, representing District 28 from 2006 to 2010.

She served on the Salinas City Council from 1991 to 1998 and was Mayor of Salinas. She was a member of the Legislative Latino Caucus and Legislative Rural Caucus.

Caballero's professional experience includes working as an attorney for Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy and California Rural Legal Assistance and Executive Director of Partners for Peace.

Education

  • Bachelors, University of California, San Diego
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles

Professional Experience

  • Bachelors, University of California, San Diego
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Attorney, Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy
  • Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance
  • Founder/Executive Director, Partners for Peace
  • Member/Secretary, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Governor Jerry Brown's Cabinet, 2011-2015

Political Experience

  • Bachelors, University of California, San Diego
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Attorney, Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy
  • Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance
  • Founder/Executive Director, Partners for Peace
  • Member/Secretary, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Governor Jerry Brown's Cabinet, 2011-2015
  • Senator, California State Senate, District 12, 2018-present
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 30, 2016-2018
  • Candidate, California State Senate, District 12, 2010, 2018
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 28, 2006-2010
  • Mayor, City of Salinas, 1998
  • Member, Salinas City Council, 1991-1998

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Planning Commission, City of Salinas

Former Chair, Economic Development and Investment in Rural California Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Insurance Committee, California State Assembly

Member, Legislative Latino Caucus

Member, Legislative Rural Caucus

Former Member, Local Government Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Non-Profit Sector Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Rail Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Homelessness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee 4 on State Administration, California State Assembly

Former Member, Wine Committee, California State Assembly

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture

Member, Banking and Financial Institutions

Member, Budget and Fiscal Review

Member, Housing

Member, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification

Member, Natural Resources and Water

Member, Select Committee on Career Technology and the New Economy

Chair, Select Committee on Preparing California's Future Workforce

Member, Select Committee on the 2020 United States Census

Member, Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Children's Well-Being

Chair, Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government

Member, Subcommittee on Invasive Species

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelors, University of California, San Diego
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Attorney, Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy
  • Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance
  • Founder/Executive Director, Partners for Peace
  • Member/Secretary, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Governor Jerry Brown's Cabinet, 2011-2015
  • Senator, California State Senate, District 12, 2018-present
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 30, 2016-2018
  • Candidate, California State Senate, District 12, 2010, 2018
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 28, 2006-2010
  • Mayor, City of Salinas, 1998
  • Member, Salinas City Council, 1991-1998
  • Member, Mexican American National Association
  • Member, Rotary International

Other Info

— Awards:

  • 2015 "Lifetime Achievement Award," League of California Cities Past Presidents; 2010 Honored by The American Society of Civil Engineers and the California Water Agencies; Legislator of the Year, Rural Counties Representatives of California (RCRC); "Business Woman of the Year," Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce; Crime Fighter Award, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California; Legislator of the Year Award, California State Sheriff's Association; Award of Excellence, California State Commission on the Status of Women and Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women; "Athena" Award, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce

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