Jose Medina

For other people with the same name, see José Medina.

Jose Medina
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 61st district
In office
December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022
Preceded byNorma J. Torres
Succeeded byTina McKinnor (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1953-03-29) March 29, 1953 (age 71)
Panama
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceRiverside, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Riverside (BA) (MA)
ProfessionTeacher

Jose Medina (born March 29, 1953) is an American educator and politician who served in the California State Assembly.[1] He is a Democrat who represented the 61st Assembly District, which encompassed parts of northwestern Riverside County and includes the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris and Mead Valley.

Medina was the Chair of the Higher Education Committee[2] and a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was a teacher at Riverside Poly High School and a Riverside Community College District Trustee.

In 2018, Jose Medina secured $9.7 million in state funds[3] through a budget allocation in the 2019 State Budget, signed by former California Governor Jerry Brown[4] to support the development of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry of the Riverside Art Museum, also known as "The Cheech." The Cheech will reside in the City of Riverside and be a permanent home for Cheech Marin's collection of Chicano art, making it the most prominent collection of its kind in the United States.[5]

  1. ^ "Biography | Assemblymember Jose Medina". a61.asmdc.org. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Committee on Higher Education | Committee on Higher Education". ahed.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "State Legislature Allocates $9.7 Million to The Cheech". The Cheech Center. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Riverside's 'Cheech' museum gets enough money in state budget to open in 2020". Press Enterprise. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Riverside City Council commits $1 million a year to Cheech Marin art museum". Press Enterprise. January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.