Esmeralda Soria's Biography
- State Assembly (CA) - District 27, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (CA) - District 14
Contact Information
Office
Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 4110
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0027
690 West 16th Street
Merced, CA 95340
2550 Mariposa Mall, Suite 3088
Fresno, CA 93721
Full Name:
Esmeralda Soria
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Terance
Birth Date:
04/22/1982
Birth Place:
Visalia, CA
Certificate, Executive Leadership Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2018
JD, Public Interest/Public Service, University of California at Davis School of Law, 2008-2011
BA, Political Science/Chicana/o Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 2000-2005
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 27, 2022-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 27, 2022, 2024
Council Member/President, City of Fresno, California, District 1, 2015-2022
Chair, Agriculture Committee
Member, Banking and Finance Committee
Member, Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee
Member, Governmental Organization Committee
Chair, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification
Member, Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion
Member, Select Committee on Latina Inequities
Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs
Member, Select Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities
Member, Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California
No caucus information on file.
Former District Director, Senator Michael J. Rubio, California State Senate
Adjunct Professor, Fresno City College, 2014-2023
Policy Advisor/Field Staff Member, Henry T. Perea, California State Assembly, 2013-2015
Field Campaign Manager, Californians for Good School and Good Jobs, 2013
Professor, San Joaquin College of Law, 2013
Sustainable Rural Communities Project Director, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, 2011-2012
Law Clerk, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, 2010-2011
Research Assistant, Professor Keith Aoki, University of California at Davis School of Law, 2010-2011
Intern, Office of Public Engagement, The White House, 2010
Summer Law Clerk, University of California at Davis Immigration Law Clinic, 2010
Summer Law Clerk, Rediger, McHugh, and Owensby Limited Liability Partnership, 2009
Legislative Aide, California State Senate, 2007-2008
Policy Fellow, California Attorney General's Office, 2006
Financial Aid and Enrollment Coordinator, Making Waves Education Program, 2005-2006
Member, Task Force on Homelessness, Governor Newsom, 2019-present
Member, Board of Directors, Local Government Commission, California, 2018-present
Former Member, Coalition for Diversity, University of California at Davis School of Law
Member, Fresno Barrios Unidos
Member, Fresno County Bar Association
Board Member, Fresno Employment Opportunities Commission (EOC)
Chair, Fresno Revitalization Corporation
Member, Hands On Central California
Former Member, La Raza Law Students Association, University of California at Davis School of Law
Member, La Raza Lawyers Association of Central California
Chair, Redevelopment Agency
Member, University of California at Davis Immigration Law Clinic Council
Member, Transition Team, Governor Gavin Newsom, 2018
Participant, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Leadership Institute, 2013