I grew up in a home of domestic violence and alcoholism, and with a mom of just unconditional love and this indomitable spirit to overcome. And she gave all of her kids — all four of her kids, but the three that I grew up with — she gave us this really sense of self, this strong character that we all have, this belief in the possible. She always emphasized education. She would say to us things like, “Maybe you’re poor, but nobody can take away your education. Education is very, very important.” So my mom was, without question, the most important influence in my life and the person who I owe the greatest debt of gratitude to. There are a lot of people who have come in my life that I have looked to and look up to, but nobody has had the influence on my life that my mom has.
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Antonio Villaraigosa
41st Mayor of Los Angeles, 2005-2013; Speaker of the California State Assembly
United States · b. 1953
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Union organiser and civil rights lawyer who became Speaker of the California State Assembly and then, in 2005, the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in more than a century. Served two terms and later chaired the Democratic National Convention.
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