Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byDavid Dreier
Succeeded byRobert Garcia
Constituency33rd district (1993–2003)
34th district (2003–2013)
40th district (2013–2023)
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 56th district
In office
May 18, 1987 – November 30, 1992
Preceded byGloria Molina
Succeeded byBob Epple
Personal details
Born
Lucille Elsa Roybal

(1941-06-12) June 12, 1941 (age 83)
Boyle Heights, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEdward Allard
Children2
RelativesEdward R. Roybal (father)
EducationCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (BA)

Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she first entered Congress in 1993. Her district, numbered as the 33rd until 2003, the 34th from 2003 to 2013, and the 40th from 2013 to 2023, included much of southern Los Angeles, as well as several eastern suburbs, such as Downey, Bell and Bell Gardens. On December 20, 2021, Roybal-Allard announced her retirement at the end of the 117th Congress.[1]

  1. ^ Byrnes, Jesse (December 20, 2021). "Powerful House Democratic appropriator not seeking reelection". The Hill. Retrieved December 20, 2021.