V. Manuel Perez

V. Manuel Pérez
V. Manuel Pérez
Vice Chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 09, 2024
Preceded by	Chuck Washington
Member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for 4th District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 9, 2017
Preceded by	John Benoit
Majority Leader of the California Assembly
	In office; May 12, 2014 – November 30, 2014
Preceded by	Toni Atkins
Succeeded by	Chris Holden
Member of the California State Assembly
	In office; December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2014
Preceded by	Bonnie Garcia
Succeeded by	Eduardo Garcia
Constituency	80th district (2008–2012) ; 56th district (2012–2014)
Personal details
Born	Victor Manuel Perez; June 18, 1973 (age 51); Indio, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gladys Pérez
Children	Rubén Pérez (2)
Residence	Coachella, California
Alma mater	Harvard University; University of California, Riverside
Occupation	Former director of community health

Victor Manuel Pérez (born June 18, 1973)^[3] is an American politician who sat in the California State Assembly as a Democrat. On May 9, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, replacing the late John Benoit.^[4]

Biography

"Manny" Perez was born in Indio, California, and raised in Riverside and Imperial counties by his parents, who met working in the area's agricultural fields. He attended public schools, including UC Riverside, then returned home to teach before earning a master's degree at Harvard University.^[5]

Pérez is one of ten co-founders of an organization called La Union Estudiantil de la Raza (U.E.R.), established on October 6, 1992. UER is located at the University of California Riverside.^{[citation needed]}

As a member of the Coachella Valley School Board, Perez secured $250 million to build new facilities. As a healthcare director, he worked towards expanding health coverage for everyone in the district, with an emphasis on providing services for children, expecting mothers and seniors in need of medicine.^{[citation needed]}

2008 California State Assembly run

In June 2008, Pérez won his party's nomination as the Democratic candidate in California's 80th State Assembly district, which includes the eastern portion of Riverside County and all of Imperial County He was elected to the assembly in November 2008 and took office in December.^{[citation needed]}

Pérez said that his priorities as an assembly member will be economic growth, stronger schools, expanded healthcare and environmental protection.^{[citation needed]}