Charles Calderon began his second stint in the California State Assembly in 2006. He represents the 58th District which includes the cities of Montebello, Pico Rivera, Hacienda Heights Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel, South San Jose Hills, Valinda and portions of City of Industry, Downey, La Mirada, Whittier and East Los Angeles. Calderon was first elected to the Assembly in 1982 until 1990 when he was elected to the California State Senate. From September of 1996 until the end of his term, Calderon served as the first Hispanic Senate Majority leader in California history. He ran unsuccessfuly for Attorney General in 1998, losing the primary to Bill Lockyer. Immediately prior to this currently Assembly term, he served as California Health Care Commissioner and was a Partner with the Law Firm of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox, & Elliott LLP. The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Bagwell Area    - City 21. ... Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 53,122. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... South San Gabriel is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... South San Jose Hills is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Valinda is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Categories: Redirects from US postal abbreviation ... Downey is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 miles) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. ... La Mirada is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Whittier may refer to: Whittier, California Whittier, Alaska Whittier, North Carolina Whittier, Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood John Greenleaf Whittier was an American poet and abolitionist This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... East Los Angeles, California (unincorporated community) East Los Angeles (region) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... California state Senate chamber California State Senate Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ... Bill Lockyer William Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is the current Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice for the U.S. state of California, as well as California State Treasurer-elect. ... The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ...

Calderon began his career as a prosecutor and also served on the Montebello School Board. View of Montebello and Pico Rivera from Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, notice the Downtown Los Angeles skyline in the distant background Montebello is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Calderon graduated from California State University, Los Angeles and earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of California. The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ...

His brothers Ronald Calderon and Thomas Calderon have both served in the California State Assembly. Ronald currently holds Charles' former senate seat. Thomas has been out of the legislature since an unsuccessful run for Insurance Commissioner in 2002.

He has a wife named Lisa and they have three children.