Jenny Oropeza

Jenny Oropeza
Member of the California State Senate
from the 28th district
In office
December 4, 2006 – October 20, 2010
Preceded byDebra Bowen
Succeeded byTed Lieu
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 55th district
In office
December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byRichard Floyd
Succeeded byLaura Richardson
Member of the Long Beach City Council
from the 1st district
In office
July 15, 1994 – December 4, 2000
Preceded byEvan Anderson Braude
Succeeded byBonnie Lowenthal
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Ann Oropeza

(1957-09-27)September 27, 1957
Montebello, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2010(2010-10-20) (aged 53)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Cypress, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Thomas Mullins
(m. 1977)
RelativesLynne Oropeza (sister)
Alma materCalifornia State University, Long Beach (B.A. Business Administration)
OccupationLegislator
Known forEnvironmentalism, Public Health, Education policy, Alameda Corridor
CommitteesSenate Chair
Revenue and Taxation
Integrity of Elections
Public Health and the Environment
CA Latino Caucus on Environmental Justice Policy
Assembly Chair
Budget
Transportation

Jennifer Ann Oropeza (September 27, 1957 – October 20, 2010) was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson, El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance; the Los Angeles communities of Cheviot Hills, Bel Air, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Lennox, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Palms, Playa del Rey, Rancho Park, San Pedro, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Wilmington and Venice; and part of the city of Long Beach. (In 2012, as part of an overall redrawing of California district lines, this jurisdiction was redistricted into portions of both Districts 26 and 33.)

Oropeza was elected to her first term in the California State Senate in November 2006 and garnered 62 percent of the vote. She died less than two weeks before the November 2, 2010 election, in which she had been expected to easily win reelection. Her name remained on the ballot in the 28th Senate District. Oropeza posthumously won reelection on November 2, 2010.

She served in the California State Assembly for the six years (2000–2006) prior to her time in the Senate.