Anna Caballero

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Anna Marie Caballero

U.S.A.

Party Democrat
Latest Campaign State Senate
Date of Birth April 18, 1955 (Age: 71)
Overall Community Sentiment: Neutral

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Overview
Community
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Personal Background

Anna Caballero holds a Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. She began her career representing farm workers and co-founded a law firm in 1982. Caballero has held various public sector roles, including serving on the Salinas City Planning Commission and the Salinas City Council, and she became the first female Mayor of Salinas in 1998. She has also been elected to the California State Assembly and State Senate. Caballero has experience in nonprofit work, particularly in gang violence prevention and early childhood education.

Political Ideas

Anna Caballero's political identity is marked by a distinctive blend of progressive advocacy and strategic pragmatism, particularly in her approach to affordable housing and homelessness. Her legislative initiatives, such as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act, reveal a commitment to immediate, impactful action on social issues. Caballero's focus on reducing veteran homelessness and expanding accessible housing for disabled veterans demonstrates a calculated approach to protecting regional industrial interests. Her plans to cut red tape and streamline regulations to accelerate affordable housing construction as State Treasurer further illustrate a nuanced understanding of policy implementation. This convergence of progressive goals with a highly localized, results-driven strategy makes Caballero's political approach both intriguing and effective.

Campaigns
2022: California State Senate
ELECTED

Election History

2022 California State Senate 14th district General election

90,016 votes (56.30%)

Win

2022 California State Senate 14th district Nonpartisan Primary election

47,488 votes (52.00%)

Win

Position Details

Committee Membership
Housing
Member
Appropriations
Chair
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Member
Insurance
Member
Judiciary
Member
Public Safety
Member
Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry
Member
Select Committee on Green Economic Development
Member
Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy
Member
Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector
Member
Select Committee on the Ports and Goods Movement
Member
Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
Member
Joint Committee on Rules
Member
Legislative Ethics
Member
2018: California State Senate
ELECTED

Election History

2018 California State Senate 12th district General election

110,386 votes (54.40%)

Win

2018 California State Senate 12th district Nonpartisan Primary election

46,970 votes (43.30%)

Win
2016: California State House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

2016 California State Assembly 30th district General election

79,885 votes (62.50%)

Win

2016 California State Assembly 30th district Nonpartisian Primary election

37,505 votes (46.10%)

Win
2008: California State House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

2008 California State Assembly 28th district General election

90,012 votes (100.00%)

Win

2008 California State Assembly 28th district Democrat Primary election

21,328 votes (100.00%)

Win
2006: California State House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

2006 California State Assembly 28th district General election

43,570 votes (57.50%)

Win

2006 California State Assembly 28th district Democrat Primary election

16,506 votes (61.10%)

Win