Tony Cárdenas
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 29th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Schiff |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 6th district |
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In office July 1, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Galanter |
| Succeeded by | Nury Martinez |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 39th district |
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In office 1996–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Katz |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Montañez |
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March 31, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Cárdenas |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara (BS) |
| Website | House website |
Antonio "Tony" Cárdenas /ˈkɑːrdəˌnɑːs/ (born March 31, 1963) is an American politician who has served as the United States Representative for California's 29th congressional district since January 2013.
Cárdenas was previously a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the Sixth Council District which covers portions of the northeast San Fernando Valley, including the communities of Arleta, Pacoima, Sun Valley, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Van Nuys and Lake Balboa.
Cárdenas was elected to the California State Assembly for three consecutive terms and served as chair of the budget committee. In 2003, he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council and re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Cardenas was elected to Congress in November 2012. He was reelected in 2014 and 2016.
Cárdenas was born March 31, 1963 in Pacoima, Los Angeles. He is one of eleven children of Andrés Cárdenas and María Quezada, who immigrated to the United States shortly after marrying in Jalisco, Mexico in 1946. Andrés Cárdenas was a farmworker near before the family relocated to Pacoima in 1954.
Cárdenas earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986.
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