Celeste Rodriguez
Celeste T. Rodriguez is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly representing the California's [43rd State Assembly district|43rd district], based in the eastern San Fernando Valley. Elected in the 2024 [California State Assembly election#District 43|2024 election], she previously served as a councilor and Mayor of San Fernando, California.
Early life and career
Rodriguez was born in 1990, graduated from James [Monroe High School (California)|James Monroe High School] and later earned an associate degree from Los Angeles Mission College. She later attended and graduated from San Diego State University and later earned a Master of Social Work at the University of Southern California. She started her public service at Recreation and Community Services Department and later moved to the Office of Economic Opportunity in Los Angeles.Political career
In 2020, Rodriguez announced that she would be running for the San Fernando City Council. She defeated Mayor Joel Fajardo by 24 votes in the general election, being elected with Cindy Montañez. In December 2022, Rodriguez was elected by the city council to become the Mayor of San Fernando, after previously losing a vote for vice mayor against Mary Mendoza. She was recommended by councilor Cindy Montañez, who had the unanimous support of the city council to become Mayor before turning down the position.In January 2024, she announced that she would be running for California State Assembly for the California's 43rd [State Assembly district|43rd district] after incumbent Luz Rivas ran for the United States House of Representatives. She advanced to the general election with Republican Victoria Garcia, a fellow San Fernando city councilor.