Carol Liu

Who is Carol Liu?

Carol Liu is a Democratic politician in the state of California who served in the State Assembly from 2000 until she was termed out in 2006. Liu was subsequently elected to succeed termed-out Jack Scott in 2008 to gain entrance to the California State Senate, where she is now serving her second term.

Senator Carol Liu represents the 25th District, which includes the cities of Glendale, La Canada Flintridge, South Pasadena, Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury, Duarte, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, Claremont, Upland, and most of Burbank, along with the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, and Montrose in the unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County and the Sunland/Tujunga and Los Feliz portions of the City of Los Angeles.

Among her major accomplishments in the Senate has been the enactment of Senate Bill 110, the Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2010. Passed unanimously by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bill assures that abuse and neglect of people with disabilities and elders are treated as crimes.