; Whereas, in 1991, after decades of gerrymandering that excluded Latino representation on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Gloria Molina was elected as the first Latina to represent the first Latino district; Whereas when Gloria Molina was elected to a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the First District she became known as a fiscal watchdog committed to overseeing good government reforms, maintenance of the county’s public health care system, and quality of life issues for the millions of county residents living in unincorporated Los Angeles County and served until 2014; Whereas Gloria Molina served honorably for 23 years, representing a district that stretched from Koreatown, Pico-Union, and East Los Angeles all the way east to Pomona and included much of the San Gabriel Valley; Whereas Gloria Molina began her advocacy advancing health care and political access for Latinas as president of Comisión Feminil Mexicana National; Whereas, throughout her career, Gloria Molina served on various boards including the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the Southwest Voter Education and Registration Project, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and the California Community Foundation; Whereas Gloria Molina also served for over 10 years as 1 of the 4 Vice Chairs of the Democratic National Committee (DNC); Whereas Gloria Molina, a strong advocate for the arts and the celebration of Mexican-American culture, traditions, and history, in 2011 established LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes and in 2014 the Eastside Arts Initiative to support community-based arts organizations, including CASA 0101 and Self-Help Graphics; Whereas, a master quilter and artist herself, Gloria Molina formed the East LA Stitchers (TELAS) to inspire Latinas to express their culture through this art form