Background
Roybal-Allard, Lucille was born on June 12, 1941 in Boyle Heights, California, United States. Daughter of Edward Roybal.
United States representative politician member of the California State Assembly
Roybal-Allard, Lucille was born on June 12, 1941 in Boyle Heights, California, United States. Daughter of Edward Roybal.
She was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, and California State University, Los Angeles.
Since redistricting in 2010, the district no longer includes downtown Los Angeles. She was a public relations officer and fund raising executive. Committee assignments
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Caucuses
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)
She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees.
She has also served as the chair of the California Democratic congressional delegation (1998–1999) and of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She has also been active in the Congressional Children's Caucus and on the Democratic Homeland Security and the Livable Communities task forces. She is the first Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress.
Along with Nydia Velazquez of New York City, she was the second Latina after Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, and with Velazquez, the first Democrat and the first elected to a full term. Legislation
Roybal-Allard introduced the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013 (HR 1281. 113th Congress) into the House on March 20, 2013.
Roybal-Allard argued that "newborn screening not only transforms and save lives - it saves money." According to Roybal-Allard, in California "newborns are screened for more than 40 preventable and treatable conditions – and for every one dollar California spends on screening, it yields a benefit of over $9 as we prevent disease in children who are diagnosed with these treatable conditions."
Her district was renumbered as the 34th after the 2000 Census and the 40th after the 2010 Census.
She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 1986 to 1992.
Married Edward T. Allard. 4 children.