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Jacque Robinson Biography
 Born
and raised in District 1, Jacque Robinson is a product of our community and
public school system. She attended Cleveland Elementary, Wilson Middle, John
Muir High (1996), and Pasadena City College. She is an individual who has built
a reputation for being a leader and getting results. She has experience
developed by working in community activism, and in the process, has learned to
build the types of coalitions needed to be an effective council representative
for the 1st District.
As a labor community organizer, Jacque has worked with the AFL-CIO and the
California Teachers Association (CTA). Her work on behalf of these organizations
helped to build coalitions within local communities and rally support for
statewide initiatives and candidates. While at CTA, Jacque also worked as a law
clerk.
Jacque has also worked on behalf of the AFL-CIO Voter Rights Protection Project,
the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation Employment Law Clinic, the Los Angeles
African American Women's Political Action Committee, and the Black Women Lawyers
Association of Los Angeles Inc.
Jacque is a member of the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. (a public service sorority) and Pasadena Branch NAACP. She has
received numerous accolades and community service awards, including graduation
from Senator Barack Obama's Hopefund - Yes We Can Training Program and the Los
Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute. Jacque is a graduate
of the University of California at Berkeley (2000).
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