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Gloria Molina, the daughter of working-class parents and an unapologetic Chicana who transformed the political landscape of Los Angeles, died Sunday night after a three-year battle with cancer.
Jesús Gloria Molina (May 31, 1948 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Gloria Molina, a pioneering political leader who represented the people of Los Angeles, died from terminal cancer Sunday, her daughter said.
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Gloria Molina, 74, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1982–1987) and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1991–2014). [341] Ferran Olivella, 86, Spanish footballer (CD Condal, Barcelona, national team). [342] Craig Puki, 66, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals). [343]
Gloria Molina's supporters, known as "Molinistas," clashed with the Torristas. The rivalry between the politicians began after the 1981 reapportionment, when Gloria Molina, then an aide, ran against Richard Polanco in the 1982 State Assembly election. Polanco was part of a group of Latino candidates, including Richard Alatorre and Art Torres ...
The eulogies are coming in for pioneering Chicana politician Gloria Molina, who died Sunday night — Mother's Day — after a three-year battle with cancer.
Gloria Molina, 74, made history when she became the first Latina to be elected to the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.