Career
On November 3, 2009, California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing California"s 10th congressional district, leaving the office of lieutenant governor vacant. Pasquil"s appointment marked several firsts for the position: she became California"s first Asian lieutenant governor. Its first Filipino lieutenant governor.
Its first female lieutenant governor.
And the first California acting lieutenant governor not to succeed to the position from the President pro tempore of the California State Senate. Pasquil served as John Kerry"s political director during his 2004 campaign for the United States presidency.
In the 2008 United States. Presidential election, she served as a superdelegate supporting Hillary Clinton. In January 2011, California governor Jerry Brown named her appointments secretary.
