Nell Soto
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Nell Soto | |
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32nd district | |
| In office March 13, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Baca |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Negrete McLeod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1926 Pomona, California, US |
| Died | February 26, 2009 (aged 82) Pomona, California, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6 |
Nell Soto (June 18, 1926 – February 26, 2009) was an
Soto served on the Pomona city council from 1986 until 1998. Soto also served on the
Soto was married to Phil Soto, a pioneering Latino politician in California's history.[2] Soto died February 26, 2009, after months of declining health.[3]
Media coverage
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In 2007, Soto was criticized for not being in Sacramento for 25 days while she was out sick, and collecting a total of $22,032 as a per diem. This money is a standard amount paid out to legislators not just for travel and living expenses [citation needed], as she was criticized for, but also to pay for district office space, utilities, and staff resources etc. [citation needed] An assembly member maintains two offices, one in Sacramento and one in the district. Soto maintained these offices and staff during her recuperation period, and did not just use the money as accused by the reporter for personal apartment rent as alleged. "The rent for the apartment (and her offices) wasn't waived by the landlords" while she was at home recuperating, as explained by Greg Schmidt, the Secretary of the California State Senate.[4]
References
- ^ "Nell Soto". JoinCalifornia.
- ^ [1] New York Times Obituary: Phil Soto, Hispanic Political Leader, Dies at 71 (Nov. 6, 1997)
- ^ [2] Los Angeles Times Obituary: Nell Soto dies at 82; California state senator championed environmental protection (Feb. 27, 2009)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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