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Joe Coto
Joe Coto
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 23rd district
	In office; December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Manny Diaz
Succeeded by	Nora Campos
Personal details
Born	September 4, 1939 (age 85); Miami, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Camille
Children	2
Alma mater	San Diego State University (BA); University of Phoenix (MBA)

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Joe Coto (September 4, 1939)^[1] is an American educator and politician. Coto served three terms as a member of the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, representing the 23rd district.

Early life and education

Coto was born in Miami, Arizona, one of four children, to Mexican-American parents. His father worked in copper mines for over 30 years, and encouraged Coto and his three sisters to attend college. Coto earned a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University. He received his administrative credential from California State University, East Bay, as well as a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He has also studied at Columbia University.

Career

Coto began his career as a Social Studies teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. He worked in a variety of administrative positions and left the school district to serve as a City Councilmember for the City of Oakland. After his four-year term on the city council, he ran for Mayor of Oakland and almost beat a longtime incumbent. He returned to the school district and ultimately became Superintendent of the Oakland Public Schools in 1984. In 1988, he was recruited to serve as Superintendent of the East Side Union High School District in San Jose, and served in that position for the next 14 years. In recognition of his contributions as superintendent of East Side Union High School District, the Association of California School Administrators named him the 2003 Superintendent of the Year.

As Superintendent in San Jose, Coto supported Senate Bill 1051, an $80 million increase in funding promoting diversity in San Jose's school system. The legislation has since brought close to a billion dollars to school districts in East San Jose over the years. Coto was also able to bring nearly half a billion dollars in grant monies and improvement bonds to the East Side Union High School District.

Politics

Coto was elected to the California State Assembly to represent California's 23rd Assembly district in 2004.

New laws sponsored by Coto cover a variety of fields including educational bills providing support to underachieving schools, standards for math instruction for blind students, and over $30 million to support English learners and flexibility in spending to support the educational program. He authored a bill to protect students from vendors trying to entice them with gifts to get them to apply for credit cards. Coto was also responsible for establishing an eminence credential for Native American languages to be taught in California's schools (cosponsored by Assembly member Tom Ammiano).

In the area of health, one of his bills provides cultural and linguistic training for physicians so that they can serve their patients more effectively and another extends the Healthy Families' program so that children throughout the state can be eligible for health insurance. Working in collaboration with the California Chamber of Commerce, as well as other employer groups, such as the California Federation of Labor, he authored legislation to fix part of the workers compensation system in a way that benefits both business and labor.

Coto recently completed a two-year term serving as Chair of the 26 member Latino Legislative Caucus. Prior to becoming Chair, he served for two years as the Vice Chair.

Due to term limits, Coto retired from the Assembly in 2010.

Campaign for California State Senate

In December 2011, Coto announced that he would run for California State Senate to represent District 15, which includes the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and San Jose. Coto's campaign focused on improving education to create a competitive workforce, balancing the budget, and solving the issue of income inequality. He was defeated by Jim Beall by a 13% margin in the November 2012 election. The California Fair Political Practices Commission issued a $6,000 fine for exceeding contribution limits and failing to disclose more than $117,000 in expenditures during his State Senate run.^[2]

Personal life

Coto and wife, Camille Coto, have been married for 35 years and have two daughters. Both daughters graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

References

^ "Joe Coto". joincalifornia.com.
^ Giwargis, Ramona (11 August 2015). "Former Assemblyman Joe Coto charged with hefty FPPC fine". The Mercury News. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

External links

[1] "Joe Coto". joincalifornia.com.

[2] Giwargis, Ramona (11 August 2015). "Former Assemblyman Joe Coto charged with hefty FPPC fine". The Mercury News. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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+'''Joe Coto''' (September 4, 1939)<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Coto|url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6159|website=joincalifornia.com}}</ref> is an American educator and politician. Coto served three terms as a member of the [[California State Assembly]] from 2004 to 2010, representing the 23rd district.
-'''Joe Coto''' (born [[Miami, Arizona]], United States) is an American educator, city councilmember, and a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]]. He is currently serving his third and final two year term as a member of the [[California State Assembly]], leaving office late in 2010. He serves as Chair of the Assembly's [[Insurance]] committee, and holds positions on the [[Elections and Redistricting]] committee, [[Governmental Organization]] committee, and the [[Revenue and Taxation]] committee.  He also serves on the [[Select or special committee (United States Congress)|Special committee]] on Urban Education.
+== Early life and education ==
+Coto was born in [[Miami, Arizona]], one of four children, to Mexican-American parents. His father worked in copper mines for over 30 years, and encouraged Coto and his three sisters to attend college. Coto earned a bachelor's degree from [[San Diego State University]]. He received his administrative credential from [[California State University, East Bay]], as well as a Masters in Business Administration from the [[University of Phoenix]]. He has also studied at [[Columbia University]].
 ==Career==
+Coto began his career as a [[Social Studies]] teacher in the [[Oakland Unified School District]]. He worked in a variety of administrative positions and left the school district to serve as a City Councilmember for the City of Oakland. After his four-year term on the city council, he ran for Mayor of Oakland and almost beat a longtime incumbent. He returned to the school district and ultimately became Superintendent of the Oakland Public Schools in 1984. In 1988, he was recruited to serve as [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] of the [[East Side Union High School District]] in San Jose, and served in that position for the next 14 years. In recognition of his contributions as superintendent of [[East Side Union High School District]], the Association of California School Administrators named him the 2003 [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] of the Year.
-=== Prior to elective office ===
-Coto began his career as a [[Social Studies]] teacher in the [[Oakland Unified School District]].  He worked in a variety of administrative positions and left the school district to serve as a City Councilmember for the City of Oakland.  After his four year term on the city council, he ran for Mayor of Oakland and almost beat a long time incumbent.  He returned to the school district and ultimately became Superintendent of the Oakland Public Schools in 1984.  In 1988, he was recruited to serve as [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] of the [[East Side Union High School District]] in San Jose, and served in that position for the next 14 years.  In recognition of his contributions as superintendent of [[East Side Union High School District]], the Association of California School Administrators named him the 2003 [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] of the Year.
-One of his major successes as [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] in San Jose was Senate [[Bill (proposed law)|Bill]] 1051, an $80 million dollar increase in funding promoting diversity in San Jose's school system.  The legislation has since brought close to a billion dollars to school districts in East San Jose over the years. Coto was also able to bring nearly half a billion dollars in grant monies and improvement bonds to the East Side Union High School District.
+As [[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] in San Jose, Coto supported Senate [[Bill (proposed law)|Bill]] 1051, an $80&nbsp;million increase in funding promoting diversity in San Jose's school system. The legislation has since brought close to a billion dollars to school districts in East San Jose over the years. Coto was also able to bring nearly half a billion dollars in grant monies and improvement bonds to the East Side Union High School District.
-=== As an elected official ===
+=== Politics ===
-Coto was elected to the [[California State Assembly]] to represent [[California's 23rd State Assembly district|California's 23<sup>rd</sup> Assembly district]] in 2004.
+Coto was elected to the [[California State Assembly]] to represent [[California's 23rd State Assembly district|California's 23rd Assembly district]] in 2004.
-New laws sponsored by Coto cover a variety of fields including educational bills providing support to underachieving schools, standards for math instruction for blind students, and over $30 million to support English learners and flexibility in spending to support the educational program.  He authored a bill to protect students from vendors trying to entice them with gifts to get them to apply for credit cards. Coto was also responsible for establishing an eminence credential for [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] languages to be taught in California's schools (cosponsored by Assembly member [[Tom Ammiano]]).
+New laws sponsored by Coto cover a variety of fields including educational bills providing support to underachieving schools, standards for math instruction for blind students, and over $30&nbsp;million to support English learners and flexibility in spending to support the educational program. He authored a bill to protect students from vendors trying to entice them with gifts to get them to apply for credit cards. Coto was also responsible for establishing an eminence credential for [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] languages to be taught in California's schools (cosponsored by Assembly member [[Tom Ammiano]]).
-In the area of health, one of his bills provides cultural and linguistic training for physicians so that they can serve their patients more effectively and another extends the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program#California.27s Healthy Families|Healthy Families’]] program so that children throughout the state can be eligible for health insurance. Working in collaboration with the [[California Chamber of Commerce]], as well as other employer groups, such as the [[California Federation of Labor]], he authored legislation to fix part of the workers compensation system in a way that benefits both business and labor.
+In the area of health, one of his bills provides cultural and linguistic training for physicians so that they can serve their patients more effectively and another extends the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program#California.27s Healthy Families|Healthy Families']] program so that children throughout the state can be eligible for health insurance. Working in collaboration with the [[California Chamber of Commerce]], as well as other employer groups, such as the California Federation of Labor, he authored legislation to fix part of the workers compensation system in a way that benefits both business and labor.
-Coto recently completed a 2 year term serving as Chair of the 26 member [[List of California state agencies|Latino Legislative Caucus]], prior to becoming Chair he served 2 years as the Vice Chair.  The Latino Caucus is seen as one of the most influential in the legislature.  The Caucus’ focus is primarily on improving the quality of life for working families in California.  With over 35 % of the population in California being Latino, the issues affecting them affect all Californians.
+Coto recently completed a two-year term serving as Chair of the 26 member Latino Legislative Caucus. Prior to becoming Chair, he served for two years as the Vice Chair.
+Due to [[term limits]], Coto retired from the Assembly in 2010.
-Key legislative priorities identified by the Latino Caucus are: [[Education]], [[Health]], [[House|Housing]], [[Economic Development]] and [[Leadership]].
+==== Campaign for California State Senate ====
-Due to [[term limits]], Coto will have to retire from the Assembly in 2010.
+In December 2011, Coto announced that he would run for California State Senate to represent District 15, which includes the cities of [[Campbell, California|Campbell]], [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]], [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]], [[Monte Sereno, California|Monte Sereno]], [[Saratoga, California|Saratoga]], and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. Coto's campaign focused on improving education to create a competitive workforce, balancing the budget, and solving the issue of income inequality. He was defeated by [[Jim Beall (California politician)|Jim Beall]] by a 13% margin in the November 2012 election. The [[California Fair Political Practices Commission]] issued a $6,000 fine for exceeding contribution limits and failing to disclose more than $117,000 in expenditures during his State Senate run.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giwargis|first1=Ramona|title=Former Assemblyman Joe Coto charged with hefty FPPC fine |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28617135/former-assemblyman-joe-coto-charged-hefty-fppc-fine|accessdate=26 July 2016|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=11 August 2015}}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
+Coto and wife, Camille Coto, have been married for 35 years and have two daughters. Both daughters graduated from the [[University of California, Berkeley]].
-Coto was born in [[Miami, Arizona]], one of four children, to Mexican-American parents.  His father worked in the copper mines for over 30 years, and was responsible for encouraging Coto and his three sisters to attend college.   All four of the siblings would go on to graduate from college. Coto was educated and received his degree from [[San Diego State University]]. He received his administrative credential from [[Cal State Hayward]], as well as a [[Masters in Administration]] from the [[University of Phoenix]].  He has also studied at [[Columbia University]], in New York.
-Coto and wife, Camille Coto, have been married for 35 years and have two daughters.  Both daughters graduated from the [[University of California, Berkeley]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a23/ Official California State Assembly profile]
+* [http://www.joecoto.com/ Joe Coto for State Senate Campaign Site]
+* [http://www.facebook.com/JoeCotoforCaliforniaStateSenate2012 Joe Coto for State Senate Facebook page]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/user/JoeCotoCA Joe Coto Youtube Channel]
+* [https://twitter.com/joecoto Joe Coto Twitter page]
 * [http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/state/vote/coto_j/index.html Voter Information] at SmartVoter
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