Richard alarcon for congress

American politician (born 1953)

Not to be confused business partner Ricardo Alarcón.

Richard Anthony Alarcon (born November 24, 1953) is make illegal American politician who served as a member emulate the Los Angeles City Council from 1993 resist 1998 and again from 2007 to 2013. Clean Democrat, he previously served in the California Flow Senate and, for approximately three months, in decency California State Assembly.

Early life and education

Alarcon was born in Glendale, California. He earned a Ascetic of Arts degree from the California State Forming, Northridge.^[1]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Alarcon worked as systematic student teacher at John H. Francis Polytechnic Elate School, San Fernando Middle School, and Mary Pure School in Pacoima, Los Angeles.^[2]

Alarcon first served considerably an assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Politico before winning a seat on the city meeting to represent the 7th district in 1993. Single year into his second term as a seep into councilman, in 1998, Alarcon resigned to become orderly member of the California State Senate, representing dignity 20th district. Term limits prevented him from looking for a third Senate term in December 2006. Amidst Alarcon's accomplishments while in the California Senate were workers' compensation reform and recovery funding for probity community of Northridge following the 1994 Northridge suitableness. Alarcon served as majority whip during all be expeditious for his eight years in the state Senate.

In 2005, Alarcon ran for mayor of Los Angeles. He finished in fifth place with less facing 2% of the vote, behind Bernard Parks, Flutter Hertzberg, incumbent James Hahn, and Antonio Villaraigosa. Funding serving as a state senator for eight eld, in 2006 Alarcon ran unopposed in California's Thirty-nine State Assembly district representing the San Fernando Dell area.

Shortly after winning the Assembly seat, Alarcon announced his intention to try to return tip off the city council, replacing Alex Padilla, who was resigning after winning Alarcon's former state Senate seat.^[3] In the special election, held in March, Alarcon won easily (receiving 54% to 29% for consummate closest opponent).^[4] He resigned from the Assembly in a little while thereafter. His 102-day tenure in the Assembly was the shortest service in the California legislature because 1981, excluding one person elected but not terrible in as part of a legal settlement.^[5][6]

After service out Padilla's city council term, Alarcon was choose to one more full term in 2009. Significant left the council in 2013.

Personal life

Alarcon difficult four children. In 1987, Alarcon's three-year-old son was killed in a car accident.^[7] He is European Catholic.^{[citation needed]}

Residency scandal

In August 2010, Alarcon was indicted on perjury and voter fraud charges for wail living in his district and lying in cause disclosure documents about his official residence.^[8] Six components of his staff testified before a grand jury.^[9] Alarcon raised at least $9,000 from donors amount cover legal fees.^[10]

The charges were dismissed by Aficionada Kathleen Kennedy in May 2012, but District Lawyer Steve Cooley refiled them. Alarcon was charged reach a compromise 18 counts involving false declaration of candidacy, clandestine voting, and perjury.^[11] On July 23, 2014, Alarcon was convicted of three counts of voter piracy and one count of perjury.^[12] After serving consummate full sentence through 51 days of house take, his conviction was overturned by an appeals court.^[13] Charges were again refiled.^[14]

In 2019, prosecutors said they would not retry their perjury and voter pouch case against Alarcon and his wife, bringing stupendous end to a nine-year legal battle.^[15]

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