Think beyond the pink during this Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Laura Friedman | Source This October you’ll see a certain color popping up around town. You’ll pass by ribbons, vehicles and an untold variety of products lining store shelves — all pink. Since its founding by the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical...
read moreEnglish learners now eligible for child care assistance
Source Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 273 by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Solano, a priority bill for the California Legislative Women’s Caucus this year. The governor signed it during a public ceremony held at Women’s Empowerment in Downtown...
read moreCeremony starts Anderson Springs project
By Tammy Murga | Source ANDERSON SPRINGS >> About 80 people gathered in Anderson Springs Saturday morning to mark the start of a recovery project by breaking ground on a new wastewater system and homes for the area. The celebration was co-hosted by Senator Mike...
read moreLocal reps secure funding for farmworker housing
Source The California State Legislature approved the 2017-18 State Budget, with $250,000 included to support farmworker housing in Napa County. Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Solano, and Senator Bill Dodd, D-Solano, championed this funding proposal, which will...
read moreAguiar-Curry and Dodd Lead Charge to Protect California’s National Monuments
Source (From Press Release) – Assembly Joint Resolution 15, a bill expressing the support of the California State Legislature to continue protecting national monuments, passed out of the State Assembly on a bipartisan vote of 56-16. The measure was introduced by...
read moreAguiar-Curry introduces bill to ‘Make Clear Lake Clear,’ establish blue ribbon committee
Source NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A bill to create a blue ribbon committee to study Clear Lake and develop a plan to protect and improve its conditions passed unanimously out of the Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee this week. Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry...
read moreAssembly Bill Would Make English Learners Eligible for Child Care Assistance
Source (From Press Release) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) introduced AB 273 last week in order to help Californians pursuing English-language education or a High School Equivalency certificate receive state assistance for childcare services. Both...
read moreAguiar-Curry Wins Assembly Seat
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy | Source Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry will represent the 4th Assembly District in the state Legislature for the next two years, having defeated Republican Charlie Schaupp in Tuesday’s general election. Aguiar-Curry had received 63.6...
read moreAguiar-Curry Thankful For the Support
Source I am gratified and overwhelmed by the supporters across District 4 that came out to vote for me for Assembly on June 7th. I want to thank them and the many volunteers and individual donors who helped make our campaign possible. And I want to congratulate all my...
read moreSt. Helena Star Endorses Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly
By the Editorial Board | Source Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry is an energetic, accomplished, down-to-earth candidate who would be an effective advocate for rural communities in the State Assembly. Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat, is competing with Republican Charlie...
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Winters Mayor Cecilia Aguiar-Curry has entered into the race for the open 4th District Assembly seat created by Bill Dodd’s run for Senate.
Also seeking the post are Democrats Davis Mayor Dan Wolk and Yolo Supervisor Don Saylor; as well as Republican and Esparto farmer Charlie Schaupp.
Aguiar-Curry, a Democrat, is the first woman mayor of Winters, a businesswoman, and co-owner of her family’s farm.
She is a former Planning Commissioner and City Councilwoman who currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Council of Governments, as chairwoman of the Yolo Housing Commission, and Vice Chairwoman of the Yolo County Water Association.
As Mayor, Aguiar-Curry worked to bring an agricultural innovation hub to western Yolo County, build a state of the art senior housing development, secure computers for local schools, and encourage downtown economic development.
Her leadership helped bring a $75 million PG&E training center to Winters and helped achieve the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument designation.
Other awards and recognition include: “Women Who Mean Business” award from the Sacramento Business Journal; one of Congressman John Garamendi’s 2015 “Women of the Year”; “California Emerging Technology Broadband Champion” for her leadership in promoting improved, affordable broadband access throughout the region; Winters Chamber of Commerce “Woman of the Year” in 2015; and California State Fair “2015 Champion of Technology Award.
Aguiar-Curry is a lifelong resident of Winters and an alumnus of San Jose State where she earned degrees in business administration and accounting.