LAURA RICHARDSON (1962- )
Laura Richardson was the Democratic representative for California’s 37th congressional district. She served from 2007 to 2012.
Richardson was born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother. Her mother Maryann Richardson, who was a member of the Teamsters labor union, raised Richardson by herself. Richardson graduated from UCLA in 1984 with a bachelor degree in political science. She then worked for the Xerox Company for several years before earning her MBA from the University of Southern California in 1996. Next she worked as staff for Juanita Millender-McDonald, Democratic Representative for California’s 37th congressional district for two years.
In 2000, Richardson won a seat on the Long Beach City Council, where she served until 2006. As a Long Beach councilwoman, she was instrumental in bringing the first new bank to the Central Area of Long Beach since the riots of 1992. She was also responsible for opening the first job-training center for working families in Long Beach’s inner city, and for gaining the first funding for alley maintenance by the City of Long Beach. Richardson ran for the 55th district seat on the California State Assembly in 2006 and won.
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