and West Wardlow Road in the City of Long Beach as the Senator Jenny Oropeza Memorial Freeway. This legislation has yet to be completed. In 2016, the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved name changes for three schools, including International Elementary to be renamed Jenny Oropeza Elementary School, in honor of the former Long Beach Unified School District board member, Long Beach city councilwoman, state assemblywoman and state senator. The dedication ceremony took place on November 28, 2016. Oropeza, who died in 2010 at age 53, was the first Latina to serve on the Long Beach USD school board and the city council. References External links Join California Jenny Oropeza 1957 births 2010 deaths Democratic Party California state senators Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Women state legislators in California American politicians of Mexican descent People from Long Beach, California California State University, Long Beach alumni Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Politicians elected posthumously Deaths from cancer in California 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians California city council members Women city councillors in California Smoking in the United States