Sydney Kamlager was born on July 20,1972 and is an American politician serving in the California State Senate.
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22 Facts About Sydney Kamlager
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Sydney Kamlager is a Democrat representing Senate District 30, encompassing Mid-City Los Angeles, the Crenshaw community, Baldwin Hills, Ladera Heights, Windsor Hills, all of Culver City, and parts of Westside Los Angeles.
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Sydney Kamlager attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
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Sydney Kamlager was a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
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Sydney Kamlager received her Master's in arts management from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Sydney Kamlager's mother is actress Cheryl Lynn Bruce and her stepfather is artist Kerry James Marshall.
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In 1996, Sydney Kamlager was the spokesperson for the Social and Public Art Resource Center in Venice, California.
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Sydney Kamlager later worked as a public affairs director for the non-profit child care corporation Crystal Stairs, an organization headed at the time by Holly Mitchell.
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Currently, Sydney Kamlager sits on the board of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and is a staunch advocate for reproductive rights.
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In 2010, Sydney Kamlager worked on the campaign to elect Holly Mitchell to the California State Assembly, becoming District Director after Mitchell's victory.
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In 2015, Sydney Kamlager ran for Seat 3 of the Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District.
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Sydney Kamlager won with more than 52 percent of the vote among four candidates on March 3,2015.
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Sydney Kamlager won the April 3,2018, special election to represent California's 54th State Assembly district.
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Sydney Kamlager was a strong advocate for racial equity, access and social justice in the California State Assembly.
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Sydney Kamlager was vocal about restoring voting rights to parolees, strengthening standards for police use of force, and stopping the NCAA from preventing student athletes from receiving payment in connection with the use of the student athlete's name, image or likeness.
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Sydney Kamlager was the chair of the Select Committee on Incarcerated Women and leads the legislature's Los Angeles County Delegation.
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In 2020, Sydney Kamlager was appointed by the Speaker of the California State Assembly to serve on the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code.
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Sydney Kamlager sponsored AB 987, legislation to build a new arena for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Sydney Kamlager sponsored two bills - AB 241 and AB 242 - to mandate the incorporation of implicit bias training into continued education for healthcare professionals, lawyers and judges.
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Sydney Kamlager sponsored California's first hunting ban in decades with AB 1254, which ends the trophy hunting of bobcats, except under specified circumstances, until January 1,2025.
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On November 10,2020, Sydney Kamlager announced that she would be a candidate for the California State Senate to succeed fellow Democrat Holly Mitchell, who was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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On March 2,2021, Sydney Kamlager was elected to the California State Senate with 67.
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