IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 553 
Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Gloria Molina, the first Latina 
elected to the California State Legislature, the first Latina elected to 
Los Angeles City Council, and the first Latina elected to Los Angeles 
County Board of Supervisors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2023 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CHU, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. ROBERT GAR-
CIA of California, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
PORTER, Mr. VARGAS, and Ms. WATERS) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Gloria Molina, 
the first Latina elected to the California State Legisla-
ture, the first Latina elected to Los Angeles City Coun-
cil, and the first Latina elected to Los Angeles County 
Board of Supervisors. 
Whereas Gloria Molina was born on May 31, 1948, in 
Montebello, 
California, 
to 
Leonard 
Molina 
and 
Concepcio´n Molina, who immigrated from Casa Grandes, 
Chihuahua, Mexico; 
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•HRES 553 IH 
Whereas Gloria Molina was the oldest of 10 siblings, and as-
sisted her parents in raising her siblings; 
Whereas Gloria Molina graduated from El Rancho High 
School in 1966 and attended Rio Hondo Community Col-
lege, East Los Angeles Community College, and Cali-
fornia State University, Los Angeles; 
Whereas Gloria Molina’s activism was sparked by the Chi-
cano movement and passion for women’s empowerment; 
Whereas before being elected to public office, Gloria Molina 
volunteered for President Carter’s campaign office in 
California in 1975, and later served as a staffing spe-
cialist in the Office of Presidential Personnel for the 
President; 
Whereas, in 1979, Gloria Molina served as the Director of 
Intergovernmental and Congressional Affairs for the Re-
gion IX office of the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
Whereas Gloria Molina was elected to the California State 
Assembly from the 56th Assembly District in 1982, 
where she combined passionate advocacy with formidable 
political skill to strengthen communities in the 56th As-
sembly District and statewide, and served until her 1987 
election to the Los Angeles City Council; 
Whereas, in 1987, Gloria Molina was the first ever Latina 
elected to and only the third person of Mexican ancestry 
to serve on the Los Angeles City Council; 
Whereas, in 1991, after decades of gerrymandering that ex-
cluded Latino representation on the Los Angeles County 
Board of Supervisors, Gloria Molina was elected as the 
first Latina to represent the first Latino district; 
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•HRES 553 IH 
Whereas when Gloria Molina was elected to a seat on the Los 
Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the First Dis-
trict she became known as a fiscal watchdog committed 
to overseeing good government reforms, maintenance of 
the county’s public health care system, and quality of life 
issues for the millions of county residents living in unin-
corporated Los Angeles County and served until 2014; 
Whereas Gloria Molina served honorably for 23 years, rep-
resenting a district that stretched from Koreatown, Pico- 
Union, and East Los Angeles all the way east to Pomona 
and included much of the San Gabriel Valley; 
Whereas Gloria Molina began her advocacy advancing health 
care and political access for Latinas as president of 
Comisio´n Feminil Mexicana National; 
Whereas, throughout her career, Gloria Molina served on var-
ious boards including the Mexican American Legal De-
fense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the Southwest 
Voter Education and Registration Project, the National 
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials 
(NALEO) and the California Community Foundation; 
Whereas Gloria Molina also served for over 10 years as 1 of 
the 4 Vice Chairs of the Democratic National Committee 
(DNC); 
Whereas Gloria Molina, a strong advocate for the arts and 
the celebration of Mexican-American culture, traditions, 
and history, in 2011 established LA Plaza de Cultura y 
Artes and in 2014 the Eastside Arts Initiative to support 
community-based arts organizations, including CASA 
0101 and Self-Help Graphics; 
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Whereas, a master quilter and artist herself, Gloria Molina 
formed the East LA Stitchers (TELAS) to inspire 
Latinas to express their culture through this art form; 
Whereas Gloria Molina was a champion for social justice and 
fought tirelessly for the most vulnerable Angelenos, such 
as fighting back against a plan to build a prison in the 
Eastside, helping grow the public transportation system, 
and ending the forced sterilizations of women at the Gen-
eral Hospital in Los Angeles; 
Whereas, throughout a distinguished career, Gloria Molina 
touched the lives of countless people and will have her life 
and legacy preserved in Los Angeles; 
Whereas the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transpor-
tation Authority Board of Directors voted to dedicate the 
East Los Angeles Civic Center station in Gloria Molina’s 
name; 
Whereas the CASA 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights des-
ignated its main theater as the ‘‘Gloria Molina Audito-
rium’’ in honor of Gloria Molina’s donations to Latino 
arts in the Southland area of Los Angeles; 
Whereas the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 
adopted a resolution to rename Grand Park the ‘‘Gloria 
Molina Grand Park’’ commemorating Gloria Molina’s 
service to Los Angeles; 
Whereas the Los Angeles City Council adopted a motion to 
rename a portion of the Observation Deck in the Tom 
Bradley Tower which overlooks Grand Park, as the ‘‘Glo-
ria Molina Observation Deck’’; and 
Whereas Gloria Molina passed away on May 14, 2023, at the 
age of 74 after battling cancer for 3 years: Now, there-
fore be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) extends its deepest sympathies to the 
friends and loved ones of Gloria Molina of Mount 
Washington, California, in their bereavement; and 
(2) recognizes and celebrates Gloria Molina’s 
historic 32-year political career and the series of 
firsts that inspired generations of women and 
Latinas to seek public office, being the first Latina 
Assembly Member in California, the first Latina on 
the Los Angeles City Council, and the first Latina 
on the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. 
Æ 
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