Raul bocanegra biography
- Raul Justo Bocanegra (born July 13, 1971) is an American politician, and a former member of the California State Assembly.
- Raul Bocanegra defeated incumbent Patty Lopez in the California State Assembly District 39 general election.
- Raul Justo Bocanegra is an American politician, and a former member of the California State Assembly.
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Raul Bocanegra
Prior offices
California State Assembly District 39
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Raul Bocanegra is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2016 to 2017.
On November 20, 2017, he announced he would not run for re-election.[1] On November 27, Bocanegra resigned from the California State Assembly due to allegations of sexual harassment.[2]
Bocanegra served in the California State Assembly, representing District 39 from 2012 to 2014.
Biography
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Bocanegra earned his B.S. in political science and his M.S. in Urban Planning from UCLA.[3] His professional experience includes working as an aide for Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla and teacher at California State Northridge.[3]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bocanegra serve
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Candidate Biography:
Raul Justo Bocanegra
Born: July 13, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA
Previous: Consultant, Assembly Appropriations Committee
2000s: Senior Aide, Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla
2011-2012: Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes
2017: Resigned from the State Assembly on November 27.
- First-Term Bills: During his time in the Legislature, Bocanegra introduced 43 regular session bills, of which 19 were signed i
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SACRAMENTO (KPIX) -- A woman who tried to sound the alarm about a top California Democrat's reputation for harassing women on Monday talked to KPIX 5 about how she was blocked from getting the truth five years ago.
Earlier this month, the first allegation against 39th District Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra surfaced. A woman who works at the state capitol said in 2009 Bocanegra -- then a chief of staff -- grabbed her beneath her clothes.
Now the L.A. Times reports six other women have similar stories.
The new allegations date from 2009 to 2014. They include alleged incidents where Bocanegra forcibly kissed and groped an acquaintance, touched the breasts and backside of a staffer and tried to kiss a lobbyist.
On Monday, Bocanegra announced that he would not run for re-election and planned to step down from his seat in September of next year.
Danitza Pantoja, a school psychologist in the Antelope Valley High School District and 39th District resident learned about the incidents long before from the man who Bocanegra succeeded in the State Assembly.
"Assemblymember Felipe F
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