When Susan Rubio was running to represent California’s 22nd Senate District, which encompasses Alhambra and 19 other cities in the San Gabriel Valley, she put a lot of time and effort into the western part of the district.
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April 4, 2019
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February 12, 2019
Dozens of young people gathered outside the State Capitol, some shared scenes of family or partner domestic violence, where some legislators showed their support to promote laws in favor of victims and survivors.
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February 8, 2019
They spent their childhood on both sides of the Mexican border, on both sides of U.S. immigration laws. Dad was a factory worker, mom a housekeeper. The family spoke little English. They overcame discrimination, poverty and violence to become legislators.
In high school, in the 1980s, when Blanca and Susan Rubio expressed interest in college, a high school counselor suggested they look instead at home-economics classes to get ready for marriage and children.
In the News
February 6, 2019
Susan and Blanca Rubio go every day to work at the Capitol of Sacramento and are part of the group of women who managed to make a space in the historic midterm elections of 2018 in the US.
In the News
January 7, 2019
Communications expert Dr. Lillian Glass talks about the gender bias facing women today, including high-profile female politicians, plus how the Rubio sisters hope their journey to Sacramento will inspire women and girls.
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January 7, 2019
How the Rubio sisters rose above being discouraged from going to college to make history as elected officials in the state legislature.
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January 7, 2019
Meet Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio and State Senator Susan Rubio – the first sisters to serve in the California legislature. Follow their incredible journey from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, overcoming poverty and deportation to win positions of influence in state government.
In the News
January 3, 2019
Around 10 members representing different areas of the California Senate in the United States visited a shelter in the Mexican city of Tijuana that hosts a hundred Central Americans of the migrant caravan.