her and her husband, Marin and Marin, LLC, indicated that she received between $10,000 and $100,000 in speaking fees. The CFPPC was particularly concerned with $15,000 Marin received from the drug company Pfizer in 2007 which was simultaneously lobbying the Board of Pharmacy, a regulatory panel under her jurisdiction, and $13,500 from Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2008 when it was likewise lobbying agencies she oversaw. Marin countered that most of the speeches were "inspirational" in nature and that she had kept the governor's office and state senate informed since her appointment to the IWMB. The CFPPC had initially launched its investigation after a routine review found that Marin had listed her speaking engagement fees as income. In June, Marin settled with the CFPPC, admitting to three ethics violations of state law. Although she was subject to a $15,000 penalty, Marin's fine was reduced to $5,400 after the Commission accepted her position that she had received "bad legal advice" from state attorneys and had kept the administration informed. Schwarzenegger's office maintained that they were unaware of her speaking engagement fees. Family Marin married Alvaro "Alex" Marin, an immigrant from Nicaragua, in the early 1980s. Her husband also graduated from CSULA, obtaining a Sociology degree in 1979. As of 2002, he was working for the city of Los Angeles as a system analyst. She has two sons and a daughter. One of her sons, Eric, was born with Down syndrome. Awards In 2003, Marin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) degree from Whittier College. See also List of Latino Republicans Footnotes External links Fuerza, Inc. National Association of Latina Leaders Rosario Marin web site Women in California politics Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Latino conservatism in the United States 1958 births Living people American politicians of Mexican descent California Republicans Mexican emigrants to the United States People from Greater Los Angeles People from Huntington Park, California People from Mexico City State cabinet secretaries of California George W. Bush administration personnel Treasurers of the United States 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians