Ellen M. Corbett | |
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Member of the California State Senate from the 10th district |
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In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Liz Figueroa |
Succeeded by | Bob Wieckowski |
Majority Leader of the Senate | |
In office December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Dean Florez |
Member of the California State Assembly from the 18th district |
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In office December 7, 1998 – December 6, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Michael Sweeney |
Succeeded by | Johan Klehs |
Personal details | |
Born |
Oakland, California |
December 31, 1954
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Ryan Boehme |
Residence | Hayward |
Alma mater |
McGeorge School of Law University of California, Davis California State University, East Bay |
Occupation |
Attorney College professor |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ellen Marie Corbett is a Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area. She served in the California State Senate, representing the 10th District, which included San Leandro, Hayward, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas, and part of San Jose. She was the Senate Majority Leader.
Ellen Corbett was elected to the California State Assembly in the 1998, and served there until 2004, when she was termed out. She has served as a city councilperson, and mayor, in San Leandro, and has worked as an attorney, community college professor and civic activist.
Corbett attended Chabot Community College and California State University, East Bay. She graduated from the University of California, Davis and McGeorge Law School.
She lives in Hayward, California.
The 10th District encompasses the southern part of the East Bay, located directly south of California's 9th State Senate district. As such, it includes the southern half of Alameda County and a portion of Santa Clara County.