Lake County's new representative in the California Assembly took her oath of office this week and is now getting to work.
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) was sworn in on Monday, the day the new legislative session convened.
Aguiar-Curry – the first woman to be elected mayor of Winters, a seat she held until recently – was elected last month to represent California’s Fourth Assembly District, which includes all of Colusa, Lake, Napa and Yolo counties, Dixon in Solano County and Rohnert in Sonoma County, as Lake County News has reported.
At the Monday swearing-in, she was joined by her partner of 18 years, Larry Harris; her daughters, Megan and Beth; her first granddaughter, Maryann; her brothers, Vincent, Matthew and John; her stepson, Ben Harris; and her son-in-law, Lee White.
“I am excited and humbled to have been elected by the voters of California’s Fourth Assembly District. The swearing in, with my family all present to celebrate, brought home the significance of this new adventure,” Aguiar-Curry said.
Now, she said, comes the important part, and that she's ready to get things done.
“Our district, and our state, desperately needs greater access to education and job training, health care, affordable housing, and more efficient and diverse transportation,” she said. “The rural communities of the Fourth District need the tools to create jobs and develop their economies. And, as a farmer, I will fight to provide clean water for our families and agriculture and to protect our farmland.”
At a November Middletown town hall hosted by Bill Dodd, who has held the Fourth District Assembly seat for the past two years, Aguiar-Curry pledged to work hard for Lake County, and discussed plans to address the economy and the health of Clear Lake.
Aguiar-Curry succeeds Dodd (D-Napa), who in November was elected to the State Senate's Third District seat, which was held by Lois Wolk until she was termed out.
While his new district doesn't include Lake County, Dodd told community members at his farewell town hall in November that he planned to continue to work on the county's behalf in his new role.
“It’s an absolute honor to serve the people of California and our beautiful district. It’s more important than ever for California lead the nation on building prosperity and social justice. I am committed to expanding the progress we’ve already made and ensuring that we provide future generations with a California we can all be proud to call home,” Dodd said Monday.
He said he's eager to work with Gov. Jerry Brown and his colleagues in the Legislature to invest in education, protect the environment and strengthen the economy.
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