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Monique Limón
American politician from California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monique Limón (born October 30, 1979) is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party representing the 21st Senate District, which encompasses all of Santa Barbara County, a little over 60% of the population of Ventura County, and roughly 20% of the population of San Luis Obispo County.[1]
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Early life and education
Limón was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Arts from Columbia University.[3][4]
Career
She served six years on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education. Additionally, she served in the capacity of Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara prior to serving in the Assembly.[5]
She is a former member of the Santa Barbara County Commission for Women.[citation needed]
California State Legislature
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California State Assembly
In 2016, Limón was elected to the California State Assembly to succeed Das Williams, who ran for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
In 2017, Jerry Brown signed Limón's bill to develop a model Native American studies curriculum to be integrated in California high schools.[6]
California State Senate
In 2020, Limón ran for the California State Senate's 19th district to succeed Hannah-Beth Jackson, who was ineligible to run due to term limits.[7]
In 2023, she introduced a bill to expand prescribed grazing as a wildfire prevention measure.[8] The next year, she introduced a bill to expand the approval process for prescribed burning.[9]
Limón sponsored a bill to make voter registration automatic at California DMVs, however Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill in 2024, citing the additional costs it would entail.[10]
On June 9, 2025, the Senate Democratic caucus unanimously voted to promote Limón as president pro tem, succeeding Mike McGuire.[11] She is the first woman of color to hold the position.[12][13]
Opposition to housing
In 2025, she sought to prevent an eight-story apartment building with 270 housing units (including 54 units for low-income residents) from being constructed in her affluent district.[14][15] She pushed for language to Senate Bill 158, legislation intended to increase housing supply amid a housing shortage in California, that specifically prohibited the proposed apartment building in her district.[14] Limón's attempt to stymie housing construction in her district came amid a larger push by other California legislators to increase housing supply to alleviate California's housing crisis.[15]
Personal life
Limón lives in Goleta, California with her husband, Michael Medel.
Electoral history
2016
2018
2020
2024
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