词条 | Michael Allen (California politician) |
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|name = Michael Allen |smallimage = |alt = |state_assembly = California |district = 7th |term_start = December 6, 2010 |term_end = November 30, 2012 |predecessor = Noreen Evans |successor = Roger Dickinson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1947|1|2}} |birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = American |party = Democratic |residence = Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |profession = Lawyer, registered nurse }} Michael Allen (born January 2, 1947, Los Angeles, California) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a member of the Santa Rosa Planning Commission and District Director for then-State Senator Pat Wiggins. Early careerPrior to a career in politics, Michael Allen was a psychiatric nurse for the Sonoma County Mental Health Department's Psychiatric Crisis Clinic and Inpatient Unit.{{When|date=October 2012}} He attended Empire College School of Law, graduating in 1979. After graduating, Allen was employed by Earthjustice where he worked on the Warm Springs Dam initiative.{{Clarify|reason=What initiative?|date=October 2012|pre-text=?}} Allen {{When|date=October 2012}} was employed by the Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees (SCOPE) as a negotiator. After SCOPE affiliated with the Service Employees International Union as Local 707, the membership promoted Allen to Executive Director of Local 707. He served nine terms as the President of the North Bay Labor Council. In 2007, State Senator Pat Wiggins asked Allen to accept the position of District Director for her five regional offices that serve over 880,000 constituents.[1] He was appointed to the Santa Rosa Planning Commission in 2009 and served as Chair of the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Citizens Oversight Committee.[2] Allen practices labor law, representing unions. Election to State AssemblyOn November 2, 2010, Allen was elected to succeed Noreen Evans as the representative of the 7th Assembly district, winning 63.8%[3] of the vote in the general election. He served as Assistant Majority Floor Leader in the California State Assembly. He was the first Latino to represent the 7th district. The statewide redistricting in 2011 significantly changed the 7th District, and the redrawn district excluded Allen's residence. Allen moved to San Rafael in Marin County to run for election in the open 10th Assembly district in 2012, but lost reelection.[4] Personal lifeAllen was raised in Los Angeles, California by his mother. When his father died when he was 6 years old, his mother raised him on her own and worked as a seamstress to support them. Allen resides in San Rafael, California; he has five grown children.[5] He is of half-Mexican and half Swedish-Scottish ancestry.[6] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220114449/http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |archivedate=2012-02-20 |df= }} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Michael}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220114449/http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |archivedate=2012-02-20 |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810105857/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2010-general/ |archivedate=2014-08-10 |df= }} 4. ^ 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220114449/http://asmdc.org/members/a07/biography?layout=item |archivedate=2012-02-20 |df= }} 6. ^http://www.vidaenelvalle.com/news/article28142416.html 15 : Members of the California State Assembly|1947 births|American environmentalists|Labor unionists from California|California Democrats|California lawyers|Hispanic and Latino American politicians|Living people|People from Santa Rosa, California|Politicians from Los Angeles|American public transportation executives|American politicians of Mexican descent|People from San Rafael, California|Activists from California|21st-century American politicians |
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