California Visionary Luncheon Series 2016

Featuring Assembly Speaker, Anthony Rendon

Speaker Anthony Rendon represents the 63rd Assembly District in the California State Assembly. The 63rd Assembly District includes nine cities in southeast Los Angeles County.
 
On March 7, 2016, Rendon was sworn-in as the 70th Speaker of the Assembly.
 
During his first term in office, Rendon authored Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion state water bond, which voters passed by a 67% to 33% margin in the November 2014 election.
 
Now in his second term, Rendon authored Assembly Bill 530 in 2015, a law that spurs much-needed revitalization of the lower portion of the Los Angeles River, and Assembly Bill 496, which connects schools with resources to improve clean drinking water infrastructure. As chair of the Utilities and Commerce Committee, he led the ongoing effort to ensure accountability for the California Public Utilities Commission.

Prior to serving in the Assembly, Rendon was an educator, non-profit executive director, and environmental activist.  He led Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, Inc. as Executive Director. Before working at Plaza, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Rendon served as the Interim Executive Director of the California League of Conservation Voters from 2008 to 2009.

​Rendon holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside.  He resides in Paramount with his wife, Annie.