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Senator Pérez is not up for re-election until 2028. As the youngest State Senator and Chair of the Education Committee, she is a rising star in California Democratic politics.
First-generation college graduate who led a $97 million campaign to expand college access. Defeated a self-funded opponent who outspent her 3-to-1 by more than 15 points.
Sasha Renée Pérez is a third-generation San Gabriel Valley native who became the youngest State Senator in California and the second-youngest woman to ever serve in the California State Senate. A first-generation college graduate, daughter of a union electrician and social worker, she rose from Alhambra City Council to the State Senate. At 28, she became the youngest female mayor in San Gabriel Valley history and youngest Latina mayor in California history to lead a mid-sized city.
Third-generation San Gabriel Valley resident. Father is a union electrician, mother is a social worker. First in her family to attend college. Born in Alhambra, raised in Glendora and Alhambra.
Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs (civic education); Campaign for College Opportunity (expanded Cal Grant access); Political Director for Proposition 1 campaign (abortion rights); Commissioner for Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
B.A. in Political Science, B.S. in Economics, California State University Los Angeles (2015)