Delaine Eastin

Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
25th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003
GovernorPete Wilson
Gray Davis
Preceded byDavid Dawson
Succeeded byJack O'Connell
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 20th district
In office
December 7, 1992 – November 30, 1994
Preceded byTed Lempert
Succeeded byLiz Figueroa
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
December 1, 1986 – November 30, 1992
Preceded byAlister McAlister
Succeeded byLiz Figueroa
Personal details
Born
Delaine Andree Eastin

(1947-08-20)August 20, 1947
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 76)
Davis, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
University of California, Santa Barbara (MA)

Delaine Andree Eastin (August 20, 1947 – April 23, 2024) was an American politician and educator from California.[1][2][3] A professor by education, she was the first woman to be elected California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1995–2003) since the office was first held in January 1851. Eastin represented parts of Alameda County and Santa Clara County in the California State Assembly between 1986 and 1994. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ "Inventory of the Delaine Eastin Papers". California State Archives Office of the Secretary of State. May 2015.
  2. ^ "Full Biography for Delaine Eastin". League of Women Voters of California. 13 May 1998.
  3. ^ "Delaine Eastin". Mills College. 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2018-06-12.