Sabrina Cervantes

Sabrina Cervantes
Member-elect of the California State Assembly
from the 60th district
Taking office
December 5, 2016
Succeeding Eric Linder
Personal details
Born (1987-10-24) October 24, 1987
Political party Democratic
Residence Eastvale, California
Alma mater University of California, Riverside

Sabrina Cervantes is an American politician who has been elected to the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat who will represent the 60th Assembly District, which encompasses portions of northwestern Riverside County.

Cervantes was elected to the Assembly in 2016 after defeating incumbent Republican Assemblymember Eric Linder. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Cervantes was the district director for Assemblymember Jose Medina.

Biography

Cervantes is a lifelong Riverside County resident and the daughter of Greg Cervantes, a former mayor of Coachella. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy from the University of California, Riverside. She also completed an Executive Education program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Before serving as district director for Assemblymember Jose Medina, Cervantes served as the Director of the California Voter Registration Project, which aims to increase voter registration and civic participation. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the UCR Chicano Latino Alumni Association. She is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign and the PICK Group of Young Professionals.

Cervantes is openly lesbian.[1]

2016 California State Assembly election

California's 60th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Linder (incumbent) 30,048 45.6
Democratic Sabrina Cervantes 27,346 41.5
Democratic Ken Park 8,478 12.9
Total votes 65,872 100.0
General election
Democratic Sabrina Cervantes
Republican Eric Linder (incumbent)
Total votes ' '

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