California Hydrogen Summit

Senator Bob Archuleta, a former Presidential Appointee and Pico Rivera city mayor, has dedicated his life to serving his community and his country proudly.

Elected to the California State Senate in November 2018 to represent the 30th Senate District, Archuleta represents portions of Los Angeles County and Orange County.

He currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and sits on the following committees: Budget and Fiscal Review, Business, Professions and Economic Development; Governmental Organization; Energy, Utilities and Communications, Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy, Transportation, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management.

Senator Archuleta also sits on the Senate Special Committee on International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer.

In August 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Senator Archuleta to the Governor’s Military Council, which oversees more than 30 military bases in the state of California.

In 2012, Senator Archuleta was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point. As part of the Board, he made recommendations on the operations of the Academy as they related to curriculum, equipment, and other matters.

Senator Archuleta has served on the Los Angeles County Military Veteran Affairs Commission; the United States Army Advisory Board for Military Recruitment; and the Los Angeles County Library Commission. He is an Army combat veteran and former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division and served with the Montebello Police Department.

California Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco was elected in 2022 to represent District 64, encompassing parts of southeastern Los Angeles County and northern Orange County. She chairs the Assembly Rules Committee and serves on the Appropriations, Governmental Organization, Judiciary, and Local Government committees. Before coming to the Assembly, Blanca served two terms as Mayor of Downey, the largest city in her district, becoming the first Latina elected to that position. She was elected to the Downey City Council in 2016 and became Mayor in 2020. She also served as President of the League of California Cities Los Angeles Division, where she chaired the Housing, Community, and Economic Development Policy Committee and was an at-large director on the League of California Cities State Board.

Blanca is a proud alumna of UCLA, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science with a specialization in Chicano/a studies in 1998. She later attended Loyola Law School and has been an attorney since 2003. The daughter of a nurse and a public school bus driver, her upbringing instilled in her an appreciation for hard work and the importance of community.

In and out of the legislature, Blanca is known for her warm and approachable demeanor. She is also a frequent boxer and holds a black belt in karate. When she is not advocating for her constituents, she enjoys spending time with her Miniature Schnauzer puppy, Reyna.