1. Deirdre "Dede" W Alpert was born on October 6,1945 and is an American former state senator, assembly person and school board member in San Diego, California.
17 Facts About Dede Alpert
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Dede Alpert was a member of the California State Senate for the 39th district from 1996 to 2004.
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Dede Alpert's family moved to California in 1962 and she studied at Pomona College, receiving a degree in government.
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Dede Alpert married Michael Alpert, an attorney, in Los Angeles and the couple moved back to San Diego, where they had three daughters: Alison, Kristin, and Lehn.
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Dede Alpert was a court-appointed special advocate for Voices for Children and volunteered at her children's schools, with United Cerebral Palsy, and with the Girl Scouts.
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Dede Alpert ran a grassroots campaign, with the support of local newspapers.
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Dede Alpert served in the Assembly until 1996 and was a member for the California State Senate from 1996 to 2004, representing the 39th district in San Diego County.
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Dede Alpert retired from the Senate in 2004 due to term limits.
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Dede Alpert chaired the Senate appropriations committee, the joint committee on public education, and the House and Senate education committees.
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Dede Alpert was reportedly known as "a moderate who could work across party lines".
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Dede Alpert was credited with the passage of legislation requiring standardised testing in public education, as well as funding schools on the basis of standardised test results.
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Dede Alpert passed a number of bills reforming domestic violence laws to better support victims.
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Dede Alpert has continued to be involved in advocacy regarding education policy.
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Dede Alpert received the Association of California School Administrators' "Friend of Education Award" in 1998.
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Dede Alpert was named "Senator of the Year" by the California Journal in 2004 and received the Outstanding Legislator Award from the California County Boards of Education the same year.
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Dede Alpert was inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in March 2018 for her past Senate leadership.
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Dede Alpert's papers are held by the California State Archives.