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<table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender">Member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">California State Assembly</a>
from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_56th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 56th State Assembly district">56th</a> district
<small><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_80th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 80th State Assembly district">80th</a> district (2008–2012)</small></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span>
December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Garcia" title="Bonnie Garcia">Bonnie Garcia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Garcia_%28politician%29" title="Eduardo Garcia (politician)">Eduardo Garcia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Born</th><td> June 18, 1973 <span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow">(age 42)</span>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indio,California" title="Indio, California">Indio</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Nationality</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Political party</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Spouse(s)</th><td>Gladys Pérez</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Residence</th><td class="label"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella,California" title="Coachella, California">Coachella</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,Riverside" title="University of California, Riverside">University of California, Riverside</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Occupation</th><td>Former Director of Community Health</td></tr></tbody></table>===
<p><b>Eduardo Garcia</b> is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a> currently serving in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">California State Assembly</a>. He is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> representing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_56th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 56th State Assembly district">56th district</a>, encompassing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_County,California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial County</a> and parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_County,California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside County</a>. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella,California" title="Coachella, California">Coachella</a>.</p>
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<ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://asmdc.org/members/a56/">Official website</a></span></span></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://voteforgarcia.com/">Campaign website</a></li></ul>
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<p><b>V. Manuel Pérez</b> (born June 18, 1973)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Manuel_Perez#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Democratic_Party" title="United States Democratic Party" class="mw-redirect">Democratic</a> assemblymember representing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_56th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 56th State Assembly district">California's 56th State Assembly district</a>.</p>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.Manuel_Perez#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.Manuel_Perez#2008_California_State_Assembly_run"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">2008 California State Assembly run</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.Manuel_Perez#References"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.Manuel_Perez#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li></ul>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
<p>"Manny" Perez was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indio,California" title="Indio, California">Indio, California</a> and raised in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_County,California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_County,_California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial</a> County by his parents who met working in the area’s agricultural fields. He attended public schools, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UC_Riverside" title="UC Riverside" class="mw-redirect">UC Riverside</a>, then returned home to teach before earning a Masters degree at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>.
Pérez is 1 of 10 co-founders of an organization called La Union
Estudiantil de la Raza (U.E.R.), established October 6, 1992. UER is
located at the University of California Riverside (UCR).
As a member of the Coachella Valley School Board, Perez secured $250
million to build new facilities. As a healthcare director, he worked
towards expanding health coverage for everyone in the district, with an
emphasis on providing services for children, expecting mothers, and
seniors in need of medicine.
His first name is "Victor".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Manuel_Perez#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2008_California_State_Assembly_run">2008 California State Assembly run</span></h2>
<p>In June, 2008, Pérez won his party's nomination as the Democratic candidate in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_80th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 80th State Assembly district">California's 80th State Assembly district</a>, which includes the eastern portion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverside_County,California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside County</a> and all of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_County,California" title="Imperial County, California">Imperial County</a>.
Notwithstanding an acrimonious campaign by Republican hopeful Gary
Jeandron, Perez was elected to the Assembly in November, 2008, and took
office in December.
Pérez has stated that his priorities as an assembly member will be
economic growth, stronger schools, expanded healthcare, and
environmental protection.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2>
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</li></ol></div><div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content"><li id="cite_note-1"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20110815221220/http://www.govbuddy.com/directory/CA/v-manuel-perez/3033/">Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez of California</a></span></li>
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</li><div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><ol class="references"><li value="2" id="cite_note-2"> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://newamericamedia.org/2012/08/calif-assemblymember-perez-inspires-east-coachella-valley-youth.php">Calif. Assemblymember Pérez Inspires East Coachella Valley Youth</a></span></li></ol>
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<ul><li>Marcel Honoré, "Jeandron, Perez Draw Contrasts in Debate", <i>The Desert Sun</i>, September 19, 2008.</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=104441">VoteSmart Bio Page for Manuel Perez</a></li></ul>
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