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NAPOLITANO, Grace F.

(1936—)


NAPOLITANO, Grace F., a Representative from California; born in Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex., December 4, 1936; graduated from Brownsville High School, Brownsville, Tex.; attended Cerritos College, Norwalk, Calif.; attended Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Tex.; elected to Norwalk, Calif., city council, 1986; mayor of Norwalk, Calif., 1989-1990; member of the California state legislature, 1992-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).


Polanco, Richard G., Grace Napolitano, with principal consultant Valerie E. Martinez. Making Immigration Policy Work in the United States. Sacramento: California Latino Caucus, 1993.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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