Downey is a recurring place in Blanca Pacheco’s public life: she graduated from Downey High School and later served on the City Council and as mayor. Her route to Sacramento also included Cerritos College, UCLA and Loyola Law School, followed by legal and real estate work in Pico Rivera and El Monte. Voters elected her to the California State Assembly in November 2022, and she took office for the 64th district on December 5 of that year. In the Assembly, she chairs the Rules Committee and serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees. In April 2024, she reintroduced a bill concerning the use of accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Pacheco was born on April 17, 1974. After graduating from Downey High School, she attended Cerritos College and later transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She then received a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
Her professional record combines law with real estate. From 2006 to 2014, she worked as an attorney and real estate broker at Realty Executives in Pico Rivera. From 2006 to 2018, she operated an independent legal practice specializing in probate, estates and evictions.
In 2020, Pacheco joined Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP, in El Monte. Before her election to the Legislature, her career had included an independent legal practice, real estate brokerage and joining a law firm.
FROM CITY HALL TO THE ASSEMBLY
Pacheco served as a member of the Downey City Council and as mayor of Downey.
She was elected to the Assembly in November 2022 and assumed office on December 5, 2022. She represents the 64th district.
Pacheco chairs the Assembly Rules Committee. She also serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.
THE POLICY SIGNATURE
In April 2024, Pacheco reintroduced a bill that would permit California residents to use accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.
Her Assembly work also includes chairing the Rules Committee and serving on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 64 · 2022–present
Downey is a recurring place in Blanca Pacheco’s public life: she graduated from Downey High School and later served on the City Council and as mayor. Her route to Sacramento also included Cerritos College, UCLA and Loyola Law School, followed by legal and real estate work in Pico Rivera and El Monte. Voters elected her to the California State Assembly in November 2022, and she took office for the 64th district on December 5 of that year. In the Assembly, she chairs the Rules Committee and serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees. In April 2024, she reintroduced a bill concerning the use of accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Pacheco was born on April 17, 1974. After graduating from Downey High School, she attended Cerritos College and later transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She then received a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
Her professional record combines law with real estate. From 2006 to 2014, she worked as an attorney and real estate broker at Realty Executives in Pico Rivera. From 2006 to 2018, she operated an independent legal practice specializing in probate, estates and evictions.
In 2020, Pacheco joined Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP, in El Monte. Before her election to the Legislature, her career had included an independent legal practice, real estate brokerage and joining a law firm.
FROM CITY HALL TO THE ASSEMBLY
Pacheco served as a member of the Downey City Council and as mayor of Downey.
She was elected to the Assembly in November 2022 and assumed office on December 5, 2022. She represents the 64th district.
Pacheco chairs the Assembly Rules Committee. She also serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.
THE POLICY SIGNATURE
In April 2024, Pacheco reintroduced a bill that would permit California residents to use accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.
Her Assembly work also includes chairing the Rules Committee and serving on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.
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AB 463 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments
AB 1387 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Be adopted. To Consent Calendar
AB 493 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate Amendments
AB 829 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments
SCR 79 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 104 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments
SB 652 Richardson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 138 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL
SB 428 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SB 648 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 642 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments
AB 1051 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments
SB 611 Richardson Third Reading Urgency By Zbur
ACR 13 Jackson Consent Calendar Second Day
ACR 106 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SB 387 Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SB 251 Caballero Third Reading Urgency By Wicks
SCR 48 Cervantes Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SB 602 Cortese Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1459 Environmental Safety and Concurrence in Senate Amendments By CONNOLLY
SB 255 Seyarto Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1114 Ávila Farías Concurrence in Senate Amendments
SB 693 Cortese Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1533 Wicks Third Reading Urgency
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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]