Wendy Carrillo

Wendy Carrillo was elected to represent California’s 51st Assembly District in December 2017. Assembly member Carrillo has advocated for educational opportunity, access to quality healthcare, living wage jobs, and social justice. She was host and executive producer of community-based radio program “Knowledge is Power” in Los Angeles. Her previous work with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 included better working conditions for caregivers. She arrived to the United States as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador and became a U.S. citizen in her early 20s. Assembly member Carrillo represents the member of the Assembly selected by the Speaker of the Assembly.