1. Ellen Marie Corbett was an American Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area.
12 Facts About Ellen Corbett
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Ellen Corbett served in the California State Senate, representing the 10th District, which included San Leandro, Hayward, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas, and part of San Jose.
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Ellen Corbett was elected to the California State Assembly in the 1998, and served there until 2004, when she was termed out.
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In 2016, Ellen Corbett was elected as a board member of the East Bay Regional Park District.
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Ellen Corbett attended Chabot Community College and California State University, East Bay, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis and a Juris Doctor degree from McGeorge Law School.
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The new boundaries took effect for the 2014 election for the district, in which Ellen Corbett was ineligible to run in due to term limits.
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Ellen Corbett termed out of the State Senate seat in 2014.
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Ellen Corbett passed legislation to provide students with more information on student loan options, provide safeguards for car purchasers, and protect California homeowners who suffered during the nationwide housing crisis.
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Ellen Corbett publicly advocated for restoring of full funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the 2012 US Farm Bill, which had proposed cuts to the program.
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In 2008, Ellen Corbett was named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in California and an Outstanding Legislator by the California State Sheriff's Association.
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Ellen Corbett received honors from the California Labor Federation, the Consumer Federation of California, the American Cancer Society, the California Congress of Seniors, the Sierra Club of California, the Environmental Working Group, the California League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action California, and the Hindu American Foundation.
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Ellen Corbett lived in San Leandro, California, and died August 9,2024, at the age of 69.