For over two decades, Assemblymember and California Labor Leader Liz Ortega-Toro has led the fight for safe, healthy, and diverse communities by working to create job opportunities and provide healthcare, housing, and safe neighborhoods for every family.

As Statewide Political Director for AFSCME Local 3299, the University of California’s largest employee union, Liz secured the passage of state legislation to maintain and protect essential service jobs at every UC campus. The first Latina in history to be elected Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council, Liz has been an East Bay leader in the fight for an equitable minimum wage to support working families as housing and the cost of living have skyrocketed in our region.

Liz, husband Jason, (a former School Board Member) and daughter Yamara call San Leandro home, where Yamara attends local public schools.

Assemblymember Ortega serves on a number of committees, including:

• Higher Education

• Labor and Employment

• Public Safety

• Insurance

• Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction, and Overdose Prevention

• Select Committee on Opportunities and Barriers for People with Disabilities in the Workplace (Chair)

• Select Committee on Place Based Systems of Coordinated Care for Children and Families

• Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color

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