Lisa Calderon

Lisa Yvette Calderon (née Rodriguez, born January 25, 1965) is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 56th Assembly District, which encompasses the Gateway Cities and portions of the San Gabriel Valley, including Whittier, South El Monte, and Hacienda Heights.^[1] In December 2019, she announced that she would be running in the 2020 election, following the retirement of her stepson, Ian Calderon.^[2]

Lisa Calderon
Member of the California State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2020
Preceded by	Ian Calderon
Constituency	57th district (2020–2022) 56th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	Lisa Yvette Rodriguez (1965-01-25) January 25, 1965 (age 60)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Charles Calderon
Relatives	Ian Calderon (stepson) Ron Calderon (brother-in-law) Tom Calderon (brother-in-law)
Education	Sacramento State University (BS)

Personal life

She is the second wife of former Assemblymember and State Senator Charles Calderon and stepmother of former Assemblymember and Majority Leader Ian Calderon. She has two other sons, Matthew and Brennan. She worked as a Government Affairs Director for Edison International from 1996 until 2020 and previously was a legislative aide to former California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown from 1990 until 1996.^[3]

Electoral history

2020 California State Assembly 57th district election^[4][5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	23,752	28.7
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon	16,622	20.1
	Democratic	Sylvia Rubio	14,123	17.1
	Democratic	Josue Alvarado	11,361	13.7
	Democratic	Vanessa C. Tyson	7,121	8.6
	Democratic	Primo Castro	3,156	3.8
	Democratic	Gary Mendez	2,799	3.4
	Democratic	Dora D. Sandoval	2,445	3.0
	Democratic	Oscar Valladares	1,297	1.6
Total votes			82,676	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon	114,122	60.5
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	74,371	39.5
Total votes			188,493	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022 California State Assembly 56th district election^[6][7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon (incumbent)	35,943	59.7
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	17,845	29.6
	Republican	Natasha Serrano	6,466	10.7
Total votes			60,254	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon (incumbent)	62,079	58.5
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	44,105	41.5
Total votes			106,184	100.0
	Democratic hold

2024 California State Assembly 56th district election^[8][9]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon (incumbent)	38,003	56.4
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	21,678	32.1
	Republican	Natasha Serrano	7,751	11.5
Total votes			67,432	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lisa Calderon (incumbent)	94,470	56.7
	Republican	Jessica Martinez	72,198	43.3
Total votes			166,668	100.0
	Democratic hold