Charles Calderon
Politician
1950 –
Who is Charles Calderon?
Charles M. Calderon is an American politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature.
Calderon was first elected to the Assembly in 1982. In 1988–89, he became leader of a power struggle for control of the Assembly. The "Gang of Five", as they were called–Calderon, Gary Condit, Steve Peace of Chula Vista, Gerald Eaves of Rialto, and Rusty Areias of Los Banos, California–were conservative Democrats who tried to wrest power from Willie Brown, then Speaker of the Assembly. Calderon was nominated for the office of Speaker, but Brown prevailed by a vote of 40-34. Brown stripped all five of committee leadership positions and staff.
In 1990, Calderon left the Assembly, and he was elected to the California State Senate. From September 1996 until the end of his term, Calderon served as the first Hispanic Senate Majority leader in California history. He ran unsuccessfully for Attorney General in 1998, losing the primary to Bill Lockyer. Prior to his 2006 election to the Assembly, he served as California Health Care Commissioner and was a Partner with the law firm of Nossaman.
Calderon served a total of 20 years in the California legislature. He is also the first person to have served as Majority Leader in both the California Assembly and California Senate.
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1950
Montebello - Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Davis
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Lived in
- Montebello
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on July 23, 2013
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