Member, District 38
About Grace F. Napolitano
From Los Angeles, CA; born in
Brownsville, TX,
December 4, 1936; maiden name: Flores; education: Brownsville High
School, Brownsville, TX; Cerritos College; Southmost College;
professional: Transportation Coordinator, Ford Motor Company; elected to
Norwalk, CA, City Council, 1986; became mayor of Norwalk, CA, 1989;
elected to the California Assembly, 58th District, 1992-98; married:
Frank Napolitano; children: Yolanda Dyer, Fred Musquiz, Edward Musquiz,
Michael Musquiz, and Cynthia Dowling; organizations: Norwalk Lions Club;
Veterans of Foreign Wars (auxiliary); American Legion (auxiliary);
Soroptimist International; past director, Cerritos College Foundation;
director, Community Family Guidance Center; League of United Latin
American Citizens; director, Los Angeles County Sanitation District;
director, Los Angeles County Vector Control (Southeast District);
director, Southeast Los Angeles Private Industry Council; director, Los
Angeles County
Sheriff's Authority; National Women's Political Caucus; past national
board secretary, United States-Mexico Sister Cities Association; chair,
Hispanic Caucus; co-chair, Mental Health
Caucus; committees: International Relations; Resources; subcommittees:
Energy and Mineral Resources; Europe and Emerging Threats; Water and
Power; Western Hemisphere; elected to the 106th Congress; reelected to
each succeeding Congress.