Winters is a recurring place in Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s biography. She grew up in western Yolo County, attended San Jose State University and worked in the Bay Area for several years before returning to her hometown of Winters. She is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in Yolo County and, before her election to the State Assembly, was the first woman to serve as mayor of Winters. She has represented the 4th Assembly District since 2016 and has served as majority leader of the California State Assembly since 2023.
ROOTS
Aguiar-Curry was born on September 25, 1954, and grew up in the western part of Yolo County. She attended San Jose State University, where she earned a degree in business administration. After attending school and working in the Bay Area for several years, she moved back to her hometown of Winters.
She is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in Yolo County. Her biography therefore includes a business administration degree, several years of work in the Bay Area and co-ownership of the family farm.
Her ties to the area include growing up in western Yolo County, returning to Winters and serving as the city’s mayor. Her family’s walnut farm is also located in Yolo County.
FROM CITY HALL TO ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP
Before her election to the Legislature, Aguiar-Curry served as the first female mayor of Winters. The position placed her in the government of the hometown to which she had returned after college and several years of work in the Bay Area.
Aguiar-Curry has represented the 4th Assembly District since 2016. In 2023, she became majority leader of the California State Assembly. Her documented sequence of offices runs from mayor of Winters to representative of the 4th Assembly District and then to majority leader.
Those offices include leadership in Winters and in the California State Assembly. Her mayoral service preceded her election to the Assembly, and her service as majority leader began after she had represented the district since 2016.
THE THROUGH LINE
Aguiar-Curry’s documented public roles include mayor of Winters, representative of the 4th Assembly District and majority leader of the California State Assembly. She moved from municipal office to a district seat and then to a position in the Assembly’s leadership.
Her biography also records continuing connections to Yolo County. She grew up in its western portion, returned to her hometown of Winters and is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in the county. The available details do not identify a particular policy action associated with her local background or the farm.
The central chronology is compact: Aguiar-Curry returned to Winters after attending San Jose State University and working in the Bay Area, served as the city’s first female mayor, began representing the 4th Assembly District in 2016 and became Assembly majority leader in 2023.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 4 · 2016–present
Winters is a recurring place in Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s biography. She grew up in western Yolo County, attended San Jose State University and worked in the Bay Area for several years before returning to her hometown of Winters. She is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in Yolo County and, before her election to the State Assembly, was the first woman to serve as mayor of Winters. She has represented the 4th Assembly District since 2016 and has served as majority leader of the California State Assembly since 2023.
ROOTS
Aguiar-Curry was born on September 25, 1954, and grew up in the western part of Yolo County. She attended San Jose State University, where she earned a degree in business administration. After attending school and working in the Bay Area for several years, she moved back to her hometown of Winters.
She is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in Yolo County. Her biography therefore includes a business administration degree, several years of work in the Bay Area and co-ownership of the family farm.
Her ties to the area include growing up in western Yolo County, returning to Winters and serving as the city’s mayor. Her family’s walnut farm is also located in Yolo County.
FROM CITY HALL TO ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP
Before her election to the Legislature, Aguiar-Curry served as the first female mayor of Winters. The position placed her in the government of the hometown to which she had returned after college and several years of work in the Bay Area.
Aguiar-Curry has represented the 4th Assembly District since 2016. In 2023, she became majority leader of the California State Assembly. Her documented sequence of offices runs from mayor of Winters to representative of the 4th Assembly District and then to majority leader.
Those offices include leadership in Winters and in the California State Assembly. Her mayoral service preceded her election to the Assembly, and her service as majority leader began after she had represented the district since 2016.
THE THROUGH LINE
Aguiar-Curry’s documented public roles include mayor of Winters, representative of the 4th Assembly District and majority leader of the California State Assembly. She moved from municipal office to a district seat and then to a position in the Assembly’s leadership.
Her biography also records continuing connections to Yolo County. She grew up in its western portion, returned to her hometown of Winters and is a co-owner of her family’s walnut farm in the county. The available details do not identify a particular policy action associated with her local background or the farm.
The central chronology is compact: Aguiar-Curry returned to Winters after attending San Jose State University and working in the Bay Area, served as the city’s first female mayor, began representing the 4th Assembly District in 2016 and became Assembly majority leader in 2023.
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