Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia

chair of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus

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Vice chair of the Women’s Caucus; member of the Bell Association to Stop the Abuse and member of the California State Assembly representing the 58th District (Bell Gardens, Pico Rivera and Cerritos, but not the City of Bell); former candidate for Bell Gardens City Council

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California elected officials are proposing a constitutional amendment that could make abortion access permanent.

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