Mona Pasquil
| Mona Pasquil | |
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| 47th Lieutenant Governor of California Acting |
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In office November 4, 2009 – April 27, 2010 |
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| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | John Garamendi |
| Succeeded by | Abel Maldonado |
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April 3, 1962 Sacramento County, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
Simeona Fortunata "Mona" Pasquil (born April 3, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 47th (acting) Lieutenant Governor of California from November 4, 2009 to April 27, 2010.
On November 3, 2009, California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California's 10th congressional district, leaving the office of lieutenant governor vacant. On November 4, 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Pasquil, Garamendi's Chief of Staff, as acting lieutenant governor pending the confirmation of Abel Maldonado.
Pasquil's appointment marked several firsts for the position: she became California's first Asian lieutenant governor; its first Filipino lieutenant governor; its first female lieutenant governor; and the first California acting lieutenant governor not to succeed to the position from the President pro tempore of the California State Senate.
Pasquil served as John Kerry's political director during his 2004 campaign for the United States presidency.
In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, she served as a superdelegate supporting Hillary Clinton.
In January 2011, California governor Jerry Brown named her appointments secretary.
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