Liz Figueroa

Liz Figueroa
Member of the California Senate
from the 10th district
In office
December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byBill Lockyer
Succeeded byEllen Corbett
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 20th district
In office
December 5, 1994 – November 30, 1998
Preceded byDelaine Eastin
Succeeded byJohn A. Dutra
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Figueroa

(1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 73)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Robert Lewis Bloom
​
(m. 1971)​
Children2
EducationCollege of San Mateo
University of California at Berkeley

Liz Figueroa (born February 9, 1951)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Legislature from 1994 to 2006. She is known for being the first Latina from Northern California to be elected to the legislature.[2]

  1. ^ "Liz Figueroa's Biography," Project VoteSmart. Accessed Mar. 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Carlos B., Cordova (2005). The Salvadoran Americans. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780313062926. OCLC 650279529.