Jose Medina

Jose Medina
Jose Medina
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 61st district
	In office; December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2022
Preceded by	Norma J. Torres
Succeeded by	Tina McKinnor (redistricted)
Personal details
Born	March 29, 1953 (age 71); Panama
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Riverside, California
Alma mater	University of California, Riverside (BA) (MA)
Profession	Teacher

Jose Medina (born March 29, 1953) is an American educator and politician who served in the California State Assembly.^[1] He is a Democrat who represented the 61st Assembly District, which encompassed parts of northwestern Riverside County and includes the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Perris and Mead Valley.

Medina was the Chair of the Higher Education Committee^[2] and a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was a teacher at Riverside Poly High School and a Riverside Community College District Trustee.

In 2018, Jose Medina secured $9.7 million in state funds^[3] through a budget allocation in the 2019 State Budget, signed by former California Governor Jerry Brown^[4] to support the development of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry of the Riverside Art Museum, also known as "The Cheech." The Cheech will reside in the City of Riverside and be a permanent home for Cheech Marin's collection of Chicano art, making it the most prominent collection of its kind in the United States.^[5]

2014 California State Assembly

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	13,631	43.8
	Republican	Rudy Aranda	12,942	41.6
	Democratic	D. Shelly Yarbrough	4,549	14.6
Total votes			31,122	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	34,160	58.8
	Republican	Rudy Aranda	23,973	41.2
Total votes			58,033	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 California State Assembly

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	45,888	67.3
	Republican	Hector Diaz	22,281	32.7
Total votes			68,169	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	90,663	65.9
	Republican	Hector Diaz	46,924	34.1
Total votes			137,587	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 California State Assembly

California's 61st State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	36,442	99.4
	Republican	Ali Mazarei (write-in)	212	0.6
Total votes			36,654	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	75,327	67.8
	Republican	Ali Mazarei	35,821	32.2
Total votes			111,148	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 California State Assembly

2020 California's 61st State Assembly district election
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Medina (incumbent)	51,402	66.2%
	Republican	Ali Mazarei	26,250	33.8%
Total votes

References

^ "Biography | Assemblymember Jose Medina". a61.asmdc.org. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ "Welcome to the Committee on Higher Education | Committee on Higher Education". ahed.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ "State Legislature Allocates $9.7 Million to The Cheech". The Cheech Center. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ "Riverside's 'Cheech' museum gets enough money in state budget to open in 2020". Press Enterprise. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ "Riverside City Council commits $1 million a year to Cheech Marin art museum". Press Enterprise. January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

External links

[1] "Biography | Assemblymember Jose Medina". a61.asmdc.org. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[2] "Welcome to the Committee on Higher Education | Committee on Higher Education". ahed.assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[3] "State Legislature Allocates $9.7 Million to The Cheech". The Cheech Center. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[4] "Riverside's 'Cheech' museum gets enough money in state budget to open in 2020". Press Enterprise. June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[5] "Riverside City Council commits $1 million a year to Cheech Marin art museum". Press Enterprise. January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

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