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Maldonado then returned to his family's farm and helped his family grow the half-acre strawberry farm into a 6,000-acre (24 km²) farm, employing 250 people, with produce shipped around the world. Early political career
Abel Maldonado is a former Republican Lieutenant Governor of California, serving from 2010-2011. He briefly ran for Governor of California in 2014. Biography. Maldonado was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 24th Congressional District of California. He lost in the general election.
Jan 3, 2017 · Former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado is the front-runner to head the US Departure of Agriculture, a source familiar with the transition process told CNN Tuesday.
Jul 1, 2010 · Given Newsom’s lackluster performance in the early gubernatorial race, Maldonado may just find himself Abel to pull it off. If he wins the lieutenant governorship, he could line himself up as a strong candidate for the 2014 governor’s race.
Apr 8, 2009 · Abel Maldonado is a Republican state senator who cast the pivotal vote in California's prolonged budget debate. Maldonado is a successful businessman and rising political star, but he won't...
May 25, 2008 · Sen. Abel Maldonado crouched to desk level and, with a mischievous smile, enlisted the help of sixth-grader Michelle Grahame to sweat the governor over the state’s looming budget cuts. The...
Feb 20, 2009 · In California, State Senator Abel Maldonado harnessed a potent combination of ambition, charm and his unusual role as a centrist among highly partisan lawmakers.
Dec 29, 2015 · In 2009, Abel Maldonado, then a state senator, brought the top-two open primary to California. The change allowed the two leading finishers in a primary to proceed to the general election ...
Feb 22, 2009 · Sen. Abel Maldonado has made a name for himself. By Steve Chawkins and Patrick McGreevy. Feb. 22, 2009 12 AM PT. Days after the boyish Abel Maldonado first set foot in the California Assembly,...
Apr 29, 2010 · State Senator Abel Maldonado from Santa Maria was sworn in as California’s first Latino Republican Lieutenant Governor since 1874, 156 days after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger first nominated him for the post.
