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Kevin de Leon

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, California-Mexico Cooperation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, California-Mexico Cooperation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Senate

Former Chair, Rules Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, California State Senate

Former Member, State Allocation Board

Education

  • Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • BA, Education/Education Policy, Pitzer College

Professional Experience

  • Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • BA, Education/Education Policy, Pitzer College
  • Rodel Fellow, Aspen Institute, present
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California, present
  • Former Senior Associate, National Education Association
  • Former Employee, One Stop Immigration & Educational Center

Political Experience

  • Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • BA, Education/Education Policy, Pitzer College
  • Rodel Fellow, Aspen Institute, present
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California, present
  • Former Senior Associate, National Education Association
  • Former Employee, One Stop Immigration & Educational Center
  • Former President pro Tempore, California State Senate
  • Former Majority Caucus Chair, California State Senate
  • Senator, California State Senate, District 24, 2010-2018
  • Candidate, United States Senate, California, 2018
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 45, 2006-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, California-Mexico Cooperation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, California-Mexico Cooperation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Senate

Former Chair, Rules Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, California State Senate

Former Member, State Allocation Board

Current Legislative Committees

No committee memberships found.

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • BA, Education/Education Policy, Pitzer College
  • Rodel Fellow, Aspen Institute, present
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California, present
  • Former Senior Associate, National Education Association
  • Former Employee, One Stop Immigration & Educational Center
  • Former President pro Tempore, California State Senate
  • Former Majority Caucus Chair, California State Senate
  • Senator, California State Senate, District 24, 2010-2018
  • Candidate, United States Senate, California, 2018
  • Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 45, 2006-2010
  • Former Member, Alliance for a Better California
  • Former Member, California Teachers Association

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Planning and Conservation League, Green California, Friends of the River and the Coalition for Clean Air

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Endorsements
A complete list of de León's endorsements can be found on his campaign website here.
A complete list of de León's endorsements can be found on his campaign website here.
Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 15
Mar. 3
Election Night with KDL 2020

Tue 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM PST

Boomtown Brewery Los Angeles, CA