Richard alarcon biography

Richard Anthony Alarcon (born November 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998 and.
Richard Alarcon was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the US House to represent the 29th Congressional District of California.
Candidate Biography: Born: November 24, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA Married: Corina Alarcon (div.), Flora Montes De Oca Children: Armando, Antonio, Claudia, and.

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Richard Alarcon

American politician (born 1953)

Not to be confused with Ricardo Alarcón.

Richard Alarcon
Alarcon in 2009
In office July 1, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Ernani Bernardi
Succeeded by	Alex Padilla
In office July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Alex Padilla
Succeeded by	Felipe Fuentes
In office December 4, 2006 – March 16, 2007
Preceded by	Cindy Montañez
Succeeded by	Felipe Fuentes
In office December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Preceded by	Herschel Rosenthal
Succeeded by	Alex Padilla
Born	(1953-11-24) November 24, 1953 (age 71) Glendale, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Corina Alarcon (divorced) Flora Montes De Oca
Children	4
Education	California State University, Northridge (BA)
Website	www.lacity.org/council/cd7/

Richard Anthony Alarcon (born November 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 to 1998 and again from 2007 to 2013. A Democ

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Richard Alarcon

Richard Alarcon is a Los Angeles City Council member. He is a former teacher, community activist, State Senator and State Assemblymember.

Councilmember Alarcón lives in Panorama City, California.^[1]

He is the brother of Communist Party USA activist Evelina Alarcon.

Political career

As a State Senator, Alarcon was Chair of the Select Committee to Develop a Master Plan to End Poverty in California. Through this committee he held hearings across the state, looking at solutions on how to reduce poverty and hearing the stories of Californians who are struggling to be self-sufficient. He has been a long-time advocate for updating the Federal Poverty Guidelines to a measurement that accurately reflects the realities of today and has passed resolutions and the state and city in support of this update.

During his time in the Senate, he was the Chair of the powerful Labor and Industrial Relations Committee and was essential in overhauling workers compensation. He also created the Cal Home Program which brought in $550 million to expand homeownership

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Ricardo Alarcón

Cuban politician (1937–2022)

For the Uruguayan businessman, see Ricardo Alarcón (businessman).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alarcón and the second or maternal family name is de Quesada.

Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada (21 May 1937 – 30 April 2022) was a Cuban politician. He served as his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) for nearly 30 years and later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1993. Subsequently, Alarcón was President of the National Assembly of People's Power from 1993 to 2013, and because of this post, was considered the third-most powerful figure in Cuba.^[1] He was also until 2013 a Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.^[2]

A graduate of the University of Havana with a doctorate in philosophy, he served in various diplomatic posts following the Cuban Revolution. His first foreign-policy post was Head of the Americas Division in Cuba's Foreign Ministry. During his tenure as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ala