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Aug 14, 1948 New York City, New York, United States 75 years old
American politician
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About Carole Migden
- Carole Migden (born August 14, 1948 in New York City) is an American politician from San Francisco who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002. Migden's former district, the 3rd Senate district, includes parts of San Francisco, Sonoma County, and Marin County.
- She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (1996–2002), where she became the first freshman, first woman, and first lesbian to chair the Committee on Appropriations.
- She was also Chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization (2002–2004), the nation's only publicly elected tax commission.
- Prior to that, she had served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1991–1996).
- She also chaired the San Francisco Democratic Party for eight years and is a former member of the Democratic National Committee. Migden was the Chairperson of California Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee and the Chairperson of the Senate Majority Caucus.
- She was previously the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair.
- She was, at the time, the only openly lesbian state legislator from Northern California. In 2009, Migden was appointed State Commissioner of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (2009-2010), promoting green technology and a zero-based waste policy.
- In 2011, Appointed Commissioner of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (2011-2012), set up to protects the legal rights of agricultural workers.
