Caldera (Louis) Papers, 1993-1997

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Summary

Title:
Guide to the Louis Caldera Papers
Dates:
1993-1997
Creators:
Calder, Louis
Abstract:
Louis Caldera, Democrat, was a State Assembly Member from 1992 to 1997. His 46th District included central Los Angeles, bordered in the north by the Hollywood Freeway. The Louis Caldera Papers contain six record series dating over a 5-year time period (1993-1997) and include 10 cubic feet of textual records. The six record series include: Bill Files, Correspondence, Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Files, Gun Violence Files, Press Clippings, and Subject Files.
Extent:
10 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Louis Caldera Papers, LP451:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Louis Caldera Papers contain six record series dating over a 5-year time period (1993-1997) and include 10 cubic feet of textual records. The six record series include: Bill Files, Correspondence, Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Files, Gun Violence Files, Press Clippings, and Subject Files.

The Correspondence (1995-1997) and Press Clippings (1993-1997) series provide insight into the daily workings of Caldera's offices. The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Files, 1993-1997, documents Caldera's unflagging efforts to promote progressive Democratic Party platforms in California.

The Bill Files (1993-1998), Gun Violence Files (1993-1998), and the Subject Files (1992-1996) document his advocacy of gun control, child safety, reduction of teen pregnancy, and corporate responsibility. Together, with the DLC Files, the records paint a picture of Caldera's attempts to apply progressive Democratic Party objectives to the issues facing his constituents during his three terms as a member of the California State Legislature.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Caldera, Democrat, was a State Assembly Member from 1992 to 1997. His 46th District included central Los Angeles, bordered in the north by the Hollywood Freeway.

Caldera was born in 1956, in El Paso, Texas. In 1960, his family moved to the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles County. He graduated from Monte Vista High School in nearby Whittier in 1974, whereupon he attended West Point. After receiving his bachelor's degree, he served five years on active military duty, leaving the Army with the rank of Captain. By 1987, he graduated from Harvard University with both a law degree and a master's degree in business administration. Moving back to Los Angeles, Caldera practiced public finance law for private firms and was appointed as a Los Angeles County deputy counsel in 1991 where he represented the interests of the County in both state and federal litigation. His wife is named Eva Orlebeke, a fellow attorney, with whom he has three daughters. Caldera currently runs his own education consulting firm in Washington, D.C.

In his first bid for elective office, Caldera received 71% of the vote against Republican David Osborne in 1992. He would successfully hold the 56th District for the next two elections. Due to term limits, Caldera's tenure would have expired in 1998. However, Caldera accepted an appointment by President Clinton to serve as managing director of the Corporation for National and Community Service, leaving his legislative office in September 1997. Caldera has been a trustee of the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, was a co-founder of the Latino Lawyers Committee, and committee chair of the Government Affairs Council of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

During his tenure in the Legislature, Louis Caldera was a member of the following committees.

Leadership

Assembly Democratic Economic Prosperity Team, 1993-1994

Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, 1994

Assembly Standing Committees

Banking and Finance, 1995-1998

*Vice-Chair, 1996

Budget, 1995

Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development, 1993-1994

Education, 1997

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, 1996

Finance, Insurance and Public Investment, 1993-1994

*Vice-Chair, 1993-1994

Higher Education, 1995-1997

Judiciary, 1993-1994, 1997

Revenue and Taxation, 1993-1997

*Chair, 1997

Assembly Select Committees

Gun Violence, 1994-1997

*Chair, 1994-1997

Statewide Immigration Impact, 1993-1994

Assembly Subcommittees

Budget #3: Resources, Transportation, Agriculture and the Environment, 1995

*Chair, 1995

Budget #4: State Administration, 1995

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Physical location:
California State Archives
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Sara Roberson. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: April 2014.

Access and use

Restrictions:

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Terms of access:

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Louis Caldera Papers, LP451:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 653-2246
reference@sos.ca.gov
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