Hilda Solis is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 20, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Politician who was the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Cabinet in 2009, when she was elected the 25th U.S. secretary of labor. From 2001 to 2009, she was also a member of the US House of Representatives representing California’s 31st- and 32nd districts.
She was nominated to be the Secretary of Labor by Barack Obama. nominated her to be Secretary of Labor.
Hilda Lucia Solis (/s oʊ ˈ l iː s / ; born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013, as part of the administration of President Barack Obama. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, representing the 31st and 32nd congressional districts of California that include East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley.
She was the first of her family to go to college, being accepted into the Educational Opportunity Program (which assists low-income, first-generation college students) at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) and paying for it with the help of government grants and part-time jobs. She graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She then earned a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Southern California in 1981.
Sam H. Sayyad was her husband and he owns an auto repair shop in Irwindale.
