Senator Susan Rubio was born in Juarez, Mexico. She was elected to the California Legislature in 2018. She attended East Los Angeles College and later earned a master’s degree in education from Azusa Pacific University, while working full time as a bookkeeper doing payroll and taxes for a small business. She started her teaching career in Baldwin Park Unified School District and was a teacher at Monrovia Unified School District for 17 years, including three years as program adviser and assistant to the principal. Senator Rubio was first elected as city clerk in Baldwin Park in 2005. In 2009, she was elected to the Baldwin Park City Council. She is chair of the Senate Insurance Committee and Committee Member of Energy, Utilities, Communications; Health; Transportation; and Governmental Organization. She is also a senate select committee member of the Governor's 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change - California's Energy Future; The Social Determinants of Children’s Well-Being; and Asian Pacific Islander Affairs. She is a member of the Latino Legislative Caucus, Legislative Jewish Caucus, Los Angeles Caucus, San Gabriel Valley Caucus and Legislative Women’s Caucus.
