▁Diego , ▁California . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁the ▁ 7 6 th ▁Assembly ▁district ▁( central ▁San ▁Diego ). ▁She ▁served ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁term ▁limits ▁prevent ed ▁her ▁from ▁seeking ▁re - e lection . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat . ▁▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁Sal da ña ▁campaign ed ▁un success fully ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁elected ▁positions . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election ▁for ▁California ' s ▁ 5 2 nd ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁San ▁Diego ▁mayor al ▁election , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁election . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁academic ▁career ▁L ori ▁Sal da ña ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁four ▁daughters ▁born ▁to ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Frank ▁Sal da ña . ▁Frank ▁Sal da ña ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Even ing ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁L ori ▁Sal da ña ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Cla ire mont ▁area ▁of ▁San ▁Diego , ▁where ▁she ▁currently ▁res ides . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁High ▁School , ▁she ▁attended ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University ▁( SD SU ), ▁ear ning ▁both ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁and ▁a ▁master