SOLIS, Hilda, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif, October 20, 1957; B.A., California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif., 1979; M.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1981; White House Office of Hispanic Affairs; analyst, Office of Management and Budget; member of the Rio Hondo, Calif., Community College board of trustees, 1985-1992; member of the California state assembly, 1992-1994; member of the California state senate, 1994-2001; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses until her resignation on February 24, 2009 (January 3, 2001-February 24, 2009); Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama, 2009-present.

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