Raul Bocanegra | |
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Member of the California State Assembly from the 39th district |
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Assumed office December 5, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Patty López |
In office December 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Felipe Fuentes |
Succeeded by | Patty López |
Personal details | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
July 13, 1971
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelors and Masters) |
Occupation | Legislative staffer, college professor |
Raul Bocanegra is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 39th Assembly District, encompassing northeastern San Fernando Valley.
Bocanegra was first elected to the Assembly in 2012, but was narrowly defeated in his 2014 bid for reelection by political outsider and fellow Democrat Patty Lopez. He reclaimed his old Assembly seat after defeating Lopez in a 2016 rematch. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, he was an urban planner, and Chief of Staff to his predecessor Felipe Fuentes. A native of the San Fernando Valley, he graduated from San Fernando High School.