Elaine Alquist

Elaine Alquist
Elaine Alquist
Member of the California Senate; from the 13th district
	In office; December 6, 2004 – December 3, 2012
Preceded by	John Vasconcellos
Succeeded by	Jim Beall (redistricted)
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 21st district
	In office; December 2, 1996 – December 2, 2002
Preceded by	John Vasconcellos
Succeeded by	Sally Lieber
Personal details
Born	August 21, 1944; Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Duncan Benas (engaged); Al Alquist (deceased)
Residence	Santa Clara, California
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis; MacMurray College
Occupation	School Counselor; Businesswoman; Real Estate Broker; Financial Analyst; Teacher

Elaine Kontominas Alquist (born August 21, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois) a former Democratic state senator from California's 13th Senate District. Prior to serving in the senate, she served in the state assembly for 6 years.

The 13th Senate District (SD 13) is the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County and includes the cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Gilroy.

She was in office from December 2004 to December 2012. She succeeded John Vasconcellos, who himself succeeded Alquist's husband, the late Al Alquist, who represented the district for 30 years.

Early life and education

Alquist graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from MacMurray College in 1966 and a Master of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1967. Her professional career began as an algebra and trigonometry teacher and a counselor in the public schools. In 1981, she served as PTA president and then beginning in 1983 served eight years as a member and then president of the board of education of the Cupertino Union School District.[1]

State assembly

Alquist was elected to the California State Assembly's 22nd District in November 1996, and was re-elected to two consecutive terms in November 1998 and 2000.

State senate

Alquist was elected to the California State Senate in November 2004 and served as state senator for District 13. Alquist was re-elected to a second term in 2008. Her final term ended in 2012, when she termed-out.

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References

College, MacMurray. "MacMurray College :: Alumni :: Success Stories :: Senator Elaine K. Alquist '66". www.mac.edu. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

External links

Official site

Political offices
Preceded by John Vasconcellos	California State Assemblywoman, 22nd District 1996–2002	Succeeded by Sally Lieber
Preceded by John Vasconcellos	California State Senator, 13th District 2004 – 2012	Succeeded by Jerry Hill

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[1] College, MacMurray. "MacMurray College :: Alumni :: Success Stories :: Senator Elaine K. Alquist '66". www.mac.edu. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2017.