Cruz Bustamante
| Cruz Bustamante | |
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| Lieutenant Governor of California | |
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In office January 4, 1999 – January 8, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Gray Davis Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Gray Davis |
| Succeeded by | John Garamendi |
| Speaker of the California Assembly | |
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In office December 2, 1996 – February 26, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Curt Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Cruz Miguel Bustamante January 4, 1953 Dinuba, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Arcelia |
| Alma mater |
Fresno City College California State University, Fresno |
Cruz Miguel Bustamante (born January 4, 1953) is an American retired politician. He was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California, a former Speaker of the State Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party. He served with Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and was succeeded by John Garamendi in 2007.
The eldest of six children, Cruz Bustamante was born in Dinuba, California. His family later moved to San Joaquin, California. He attended and graduated from Tranquillity High School in the 1970s, where he excelled in both football and wrestling, and later attended Fresno City College and California State University, Fresno.
With his wife Arcelia, Bustamante has three daughters.
As a resident of Fresno, Bustamante was elected to the California State Assembly in a special election in 1993, and became the Speaker of the Assembly in 1996. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1998, the first Latino elected to statewide office in California in more than 120 years. He was also the highest-ranking elected Latino officeholder in the United States until Bill Richardson became Governor of New Mexico in 2003. Bustamante earned his BA via distance learning from the California State University, Fresno in 2003.
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