Fernando Pedroza
Mayor of Lynwood
In office
December 2003 – December 2004
Succeeded byRamon Rodriguez
City Council of Lynwood
In office
November 6, 2001 – September 25, 2007
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)[1]
SpouseDiana Pedroza
Children2
EducationWebster Career College

Fernando Pedroza (born 1964/1965) is a former mayor of Lynwood, California.

Biography

Pedroza moved to Lynwood in 1979 with his family.[1] In 1984, he graduated from Lynwood High School and then graduated from Webster Career College in Long Beach.[1]

Pedroza was elected to the Lynwood City Council in November 2001 and was the city's mayor in 2003.[1] On September 25, 2007, he was ousted from the City Council in a recall election which also resulted in the removal of mayor Louis Byrd and fellow council members Leticia Vasquez and Alfreddie Johnson Jr.[2][3][4][5] Mayor Pro Tem Maria Teresa Santillan, the only council member to not face a recall vote, served as mayor in the interim.

Personal life

Pedroza is married to Diana Pedroza; they have two daughters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elected Officials: Mayor Pro-Tem Fernando Pedroza". City of Lynwood, California. August 12, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Councilman Pedroza, 42, is bilingual English / Spanish
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles County, CA Ballot - Special Recall Election, City of Lynwood - Shall Fernando Pedroza Be Recalled (Removed) From the Office of City Council Member?". smartvoter.org. September 28, 2007.
  3. ↑ Daniels, Cynthia; Marosi, Richard (January 8, 2004). "Pay Cut Plan Is Defeated in Lynwood". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Marosi, Richard (May 12, 2004). "Lynwood City Hall Searched in Probe of Credit Card Use". The Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Becerra, Hector; Blankstein, Andrew (September 27, 2007). "Lynwood mayor, 3 council members voted out". The Los Angeles Times.
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