Michael J. Rubio

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Michael J. Rubio is a county supervisor in Kern County, California.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Career
- 1.2 Personal life
2 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Michael J. Rubio put himself through Bakersfield College and subsequently studied Justice Administration at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, graduating in Ciminology. Rubio worked for the United States Department of Justice.

Rubio returned to Kern County with a job as an advocate for our youth and led an agency that provided health insurance to underprivileged children.

For four years, Rubio worked for State Senator Dean Florez. In Florez's Sacramento office, Rubio worked on issues such as the quality of air in the San Joaquin Valley, opposing sludge coming into Kern County from Los Angeles and other surrounding areas, as well as initiatives in education.

On March 2, 2004, Rubio was elected to represent the Fifth District in Kern County and became the youngest elected supervisor in California.

Supervisor Rubio serves as a member of:

Children and Families Commission
Criminal Justice Cabinet
Emergency Council
Joint City / County Standing Committee to Combat Gang Violence (Chairman)
Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG)
Kern County Museum Authority
Kern County Network for Children
San Joaquin Valley Regional Planning Agencies Policy Council (Chairman)
Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee

As a county supervisor, Rubio has advocated open government, taking drugs and gangs off the streets, and expanded access to government by constituents by implementing the first-ever Board of Supervisors night meetings in Kern County. He was also awarded the John F. Kennedy Jr. Leadership Award from the California Democratic Party and the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship from the German Marshall Fund.