Leticia Vasquez

Leticia Vasquez is an American former mayor of Lynwood, California, United States.[1] She is a registered Democrat.[2]

Leticia Vasquez
Mayor of Lynwood
In office
December 2005 – December 2006
Preceded byRamon Rodriguez
Succeeded byLouis Byrd
City Council of Lynwood
In office
December 1, 2003 – September 2007
Succeeded byJim Morton
Personal details
Parent(s)Olga and Luis Vasquez
Education B.A. & M.A. California State University, Long Beach
M.A. Pepperdine University

Biography

Vasquez was born and raised in Lynwood, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico.[1] She graduated with a B.A. in criminal justice and a M.A. in public policy & administration from California State University, Long Beach and with a M.A. in education from Pepperdine University.[2]

Vasquez was elected to the Lynwood City Council in November 2003 and made history as the first Latina to serve as mayor of the city when she was appointed by the City Council in December 2005.[3][4][5] In December 2006, she was succeeded as mayor by Louis Byrd.[6] In September 2007, she was ousted from the City Council in a recall election which also resulted in the removal of mayor Louis Byrd and fellow council members Fernando Pedroza and Alfreddie Johnson Jr.[7][8] Mayor Pro Tem Maria Teresa Santillan, the only council member to not face a recall vote, served as interim mayor.

While mayor, Vazquez faced criticism for not more aggressively representing Latino interests in a town that was roughly 80% Latino with a declining, although influential, Black population.[9] In 2003, she had nominated Louis Byrd for mayor over the Latino candidate.[10]

On June 5, 2012, Vasquez was elected to the Central Basin Municipal Water District.[11]

Vasquez is also a professor of political science at El Camino College in Compton, California.[2]

References
  1. "Lynwood - Elected Officials". 2006-06-19. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. "Meet Leticia". leticiavasquez.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. "Leticia Vasquez - Councilmember". 2007-09-18. Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  4. "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot". Smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  5. "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2006.
  6. "Mayor & City Council". City of Lynwood. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
  7. Becerra, Hector; Blankstein, Andrew (September 27, 2007). "Lynwood mayor, 3 council members voted out". The Los Angeles Times.
  8. "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot - Special Recall Election, City of Lynwood - Shall Leticia Vasquez Be Recalled (Removed) From the Office of City Council Member; City of Lynwood". smartvoter.org. September 28, 2007.
  9. Mitchell, John L. (June 5, 2007). "Lynwood a stage for area's racial shift". The Los Angeles Times.
  10. Marosi, Richard (December 18, 2003). "City Council Delays Earnings Cut In Lynwood". The Los Angeles Times.
  11. "Two incumbents defeated in Central Basin Municipal Water District". Whittierdailynews.com. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2016-05-24.


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