Cathleen Galgiani
Encyclopedia
Cathleen Galgiani is an American politician who currently serves in the California State Assembly
, where she has represented the 17th district since December 2006. A Democrat, she is running for the California State Senate
in 2012 in the newly-redrawn 5th district.
Prior to her election, she served as the chief of staff to her predecessor, Barbara Matthews. Galgiani served as the consultant to the legislative committee on the development of University of California, Merced
. She helped secure funding and support for U.C. Merced to ensure that the university continues to grow as the tenth campus in the University of California system. Galgiani has also worked for Pat Johnston
and John Garamendi
. Prior to working in the Legislature, Galgiani spent eight years as a physical therapy aide at San Joaquin General Hospital and Dameron Hospital in San Joaquin County
.
Galgiani attended San Joaquin Delta College
before receiving her Bachelors degree from California State University, Sacramento
. She lives in Livingston, California
.
On November 1, 2011, in an interview with the Stockton Record, Galgiani publicly disclosed that she is gay
. In so doing, she became the eighth openly LGBT
currently-serving member of the California Legislature, alongside Speaker John Pérez
(D–Los Angeles), Assemblymembers Tom Ammiano
(D–San Francisco), Ricardo Lara
(D–Bell Gardens), Rich Gordon
(D–Menlo Park) and Toni Atkins
(D–San Diego), as well as Senators Christine Kehoe
(D–San Diego) and Mark Leno
(D–San Francisco).
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
, where she has represented the 17th district since December 2006. A Democrat, she is running for the California State Senate
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
in 2012 in the newly-redrawn 5th district.
Prior to her election, she served as the chief of staff to her predecessor, Barbara Matthews. Galgiani served as the consultant to the legislative committee on the development of University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to...
. She helped secure funding and support for U.C. Merced to ensure that the university continues to grow as the tenth campus in the University of California system. Galgiani has also worked for Pat Johnston
Patrick Johnston (American politician)
Patrick Johnston is a former Democratic state legislator in California. He served in the State Assembly from 1981 until 1991 and in the State Senate from 1991 until 2000, primarily representing San Joaquin County.Johnston's election to the Assembly occurred after his Republican opponent was...
and John Garamendi
John Garamendi
John Raymond Garamendi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since November 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Garamendi was the California State Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior from 1995 to 1998, and the California State Insurance...
. Prior to working in the Legislature, Galgiani spent eight years as a physical therapy aide at San Joaquin General Hospital and Dameron Hospital in San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 685,306. The county seat is Stockton.-History:...
.
Galgiani attended San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin Delta College
San Joaquin Delta College is a community college in Stockton, California. It is the successor of the Stockton Junior College which was formed in 1935.Part of Disney's 1973 film The World's Greatest Athlete was shot here.-Description:...
before receiving her Bachelors degree from California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
. She lives in Livingston, California
Livingston, California
Livingston is a city in Merced County, California. Livingston is located west-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 131 feet . According to the 2010 census, the city population was 13,058, up from 10,473 at the 2000 census. Livingston's total area is , including undeveloped farmland annexed in...
.
On November 1, 2011, in an interview with the Stockton Record, Galgiani publicly disclosed that she is gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. In so doing, she became the eighth openly LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
currently-serving member of the California Legislature, alongside Speaker John Pérez
John Pérez
John A. Pérez is a union organizer and politician from Los Angeles, California, who has been the Speaker of the California State Assembly since March 1, 2010. A Democrat, he represents the 46th district in the California State Assembly.-Early life and career:Pérez grew up in El Sereno and Highland...
(D–Los Angeles), Assemblymembers Tom Ammiano
Tom Ammiano
Tom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district...
(D–San Francisco), Ricardo Lara
Ricardo Lara
Ricardo Lara is a politician from Los Angeles County, California who serves in the California State Assembly, where he represents the 50th district...
(D–Bell Gardens), Rich Gordon
Rich Gordon
Richard S. Gordon is an American politician from Menlo Park, California who currently serves in the California State Assembly representing the 21st district...
(D–Menlo Park) and Toni Atkins
Toni Atkins
Toni G. Atkins is an American Democratic politician and a member of the California State Assembly from San Diego's 76th district. She formerly served on San Diego City Council, leaving office in December 2008 due to term limits...
(D–San Diego), as well as Senators Christine Kehoe
Christine Kehoe
Christine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego, California. A Democrat, she has served since 2004 as a member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district...
(D–San Diego) and Mark Leno
Mark Leno
Mark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate...
(D–San Francisco).