Vote
Tuesday
May 19,
2009
Seat No. 6
Los Angeles
Community
College
Board
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A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Robert was raised by his mother Lou Ann and stepfather Hilbert Robles Baeza, a WWII veteran, and attended public schools in the Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights.
Robert's family background is unique and yet familiar to many of us.
His mother never
finished high school and became a mother at a young age. Yet with Robert's encouragement, his mother finally earned her high school diploma and completed vocational training as a Certified Nursing Attendant at East Los Angeles Occupational Center, thus realizing her dream of a career in the medical field. Robert's father Fumio, a Korean War veteran, lived in Highland Park and worked all his life in the Little Tokyo Community.
Robert attended East Los Angeles Community College which helped him earn his BS degree in Public Affairs
at USC (Cum Laude). He went on to earn his law degree from Loyola Marymount Law School in Los Angeles
and is currently a member of the Japanese American and Mexican American Bar Associations. Robert has
also been affiliated with over 20 community based organizations.
Always an outspoken activist and participant in community affairs, Robert has worked tirelessly to improve
neighborhoods while empowering individuals to realize their potential through education.
| President | Northeast Community Clinic | |
| Vice President | Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance AFL/CIO, Los Angeles Chapter | |
| Elected Member | Los Angeles County Central Committee | |
| Los Angeles County Democratic Party | ||
| Board of Directors | North East Trees | |
| (past/present) | Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice | |
| Pico Union Westlake Cluster Network | ||
| The Wall-Las Memorias | ||
| Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Highland Park Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Member | California Democratic State Central Committee (45th Assembly District) | |
| (past/present) | Northeast Democratic Club | |
| Stonewall Democratic Club | ||
| Asian Pacific American Democratic Club | ||
| Eastside Democratic Club | ||
| Montecito Heights Improvement Association | ||
| Highland Park Heritage Trust | ||
| Japanese American National Museum | ||
| Arroyo Arts Collective | ||
| Friends of Debs Park | ||
| Latino Urban Forum | ||
| Volunteer | Community Cleanups, neighborhood landscape projects and graffiti removal |
P.O. Box 421675 • Los Angeles, California 90042 • Telephone/Facsimile (323) 227-6265 • FPPC ID# 1313816