Jose Solorio For Assembly

State Assemblyman Jose Solorio has as inspiring personal story to share.

The son of migrant farm workers, Assemblyman Solorio has gone from laboring as a teenager in the fields alongside his parents, to earning a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, to now representing central Orange County in the California State Assembly.

In the State Assembly, he focuses his efforts on education, public safety, job creation and improving our state’s water and transportation infrastructure.

Starting in his first year, Assemblyman Solorio successfully worked with Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to author and co-author laws to reform state prisons, create the state’s first gang czar, and make it easier for cities to file injunctions against gangs.

In the area of education, Assemblyman Solorio has authored laws to improve the way we measure academic achievement, help students learn English more quickly, train teachers on using data to improve classroom instruction, and reduce the high price of college student textbooks.

As someone who understands the value and the power of a college education, he has partnered with the Orange County Leadership Fund to launch a new program: Solorio Scholars. The Solorio Scholars program was created to inspire more high school students from central Orange County to apply for college.

Often asked why he dedicates so much time and effort in the community, Solorio recites one of Cesar Chavez's famous quotes: "The end of all education should surely be service to others."