She was confirmed on February 24, 2009, and served in Obama's administration until she resigned in January 2013. With a longstanding reputation for being an advocate for low-wage workers and her close relationship with organized labor, Solis was Barack Obama's choice for secretary of the Department of Labor. In an unlikely turn of event, Solis defeated nine-term Republican incumbent Matthew G. Representative for the 32nd District of California in Congress. In 2000, Solis continue her upward climb winning election to become the U.S. In addition to her labor commitments, Solis was also well known for her efforts to improve environmental conditions and to fight against domestic violence, a subject for which she authored seventeen different state laws. With a strong interest in labor rights, Solis chaired the Senate Industrial Relations Committee where in 1996 she pushed to increase the state's minimum hourly wage from $4.25 to $5.75. In 1992, she was elected to the California State Assembly, and two years later in 1994, she was elected to the California State Senate, the first Hispanic woman to become a state senator. Her career as an elected official began in 1985 when she won a seat on the Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees where she served for seven years. Quickly entering the public sector, Solis began her career in government as an assistant in the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs in the administration of President Jimmy Carter and then as an analyst with the Office of Management and Budget. In 1981, she received her master of public administration from the University of Southern California. With her parents' support, Solis was the first in her family to graduate from college she received her bachelor degree in political science from California State Polytechnic University in 1979. Nonetheless, they believed in the power of education and would often stay up late teaching their children arithmetic using a jar of pinto beans. Solis and her six siblings were often forced to be self reliant at an early age as her parents both worked long hours to keep the family financially afloat. Not surprisingly, her childhood in a unionist household helped lead her into becoming an ardent labor supporter. Solis) born Octoin Los Angeles, California, United States is an American politician and congresswoman. Her mother, who was from Nicaragua, and her father, who was from Mexico, both fought tirelessly for many years for labor rights while working a number of blue collar jobs. Hilda Solis (also known as: Hilda Lucia Solis, Hilda L. A lifelong resident of the San Gabriel Valley, Solis was raised in a household with six other siblings. Solis was born on October 20, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, to a modest family of union workers. We are confident that she will bring to her new position the same passion and commitment to workers rights that she has displayed throughout her career.Hilda L. “The California Labor Federation congratulates Secretary Solis. We look forward to Secretary Solis’ leadership in protecting workers’ safety and health, enforcing employment discrimination and wage laws, and ensuring workers’ freedom to form and join unions. As the child of working class immigrants who were both union members, Secretary Solis will bring a welcome turnaround to the Labor Department, which in recent years has diverged from its mission of advocating for workers’ health and welfare. “We are especially proud to see one of our own, a Californian with roots in the union movement, take the helm of the Labor Department. Secretary Solis’s confirmation provides fresh hope to millions of workers across the country who have seen their rights and protections deteriorate under the Bush Labor Department. “California’s working families applaud the confirmation of Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor. Statement by California Labor Federation Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski Hilda Solis Confirmed as President Obama's Secretary of Labor
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