John Pérez
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| 68th Speaker of the California Assembly | |
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In office March 1, 2010 – May 12, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Bass |
| Succeeded by | Toni Atkins |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 53rd district 46th district (2008–2012) |
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In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Fabian Núñez |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Santiago |
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| Born | September 28, 1969 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
John A. Pérez (born September 28, 1969) is an American union organizer and politician from Los Angeles, California. He is a Regent of the University of California, and was the Speaker of the California State Assembly from March 1, 2010 to May 12, 2014. A Democrat, he represented the 53rd district in the California State Assembly. On October 9, 2013, Pérez announced his candidacy for State Controller. Pérez finished third in the election, trailing Betty Yee by 481 votes. After initially calling for a recount in 15 California counties, Pérez ultimately conceded to Yee more than a month after the election.
Pérez grew up in El Sereno and Highland Park before attending the University of California, Berkeley. He did not graduate from Berkeley but dropped out after his junior year citing family medical reasons in mid-1990. Early biographies of Pérez dating back to the 1990s called him a Berkeley graduate, a misstatement that was repeated in several press releases issued by Los Angeles mayors and in 2004 remarks inserted by Congresswoman Hilda Solis into the Congressional Record. When the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about these inconsistencies in May 2011, Pérez's office verified that he was not a Berkeley graduate.
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