December 18, 2025
Mrs. Torres of California (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Randall, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Friedman, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Min, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Barragán, and Mr. Whitesides) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Recognizing the admirable contributions of Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón.
Whereas California Senator Monique Limón is the first Latina and the first mother to ever serve as President pro Tempore in the California State Senate;
Whereas Senator Limón was born in 1979 in Santa Barbara as the child of Mexican immigrants and the grandchild of farm workers;
Whereas Senator Limón is a product of the California public school system; graduating from Santa Barbara High School and receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Berkeley as a first-generation college student;
Whereas Senator Limón served as an educator for more than 14 years, furthering the education of students in Santa Barbara and beyond;
Whereas Senator Limón first took public office in 2009, serving two terms on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board, allowing her to give back to the same school system that she once attended;
Whereas on December 5, 2016, the senator first joined the California Assembly, where she represented District 27 for four years, and where she held a leadership role as the Assistant Majority Whip;
Whereas on December 7, 2020, Senator Limón began her service as a state senator, representing District 19 for four years, before becoming the senator for District 21, the same district she was raised in, on December 2, 2024, and where she was Caucus Chair of the Democrats from January 2023 to November 16, 2025;
Whereas, Senator Limón served as chairwoman on numerous committees, including Natural Resources and Water as well as Banking and Finance, and was elected by her colleagues to serve as the Vice Chair of the California Legislature Women’s Caucus;
Whereas, Senator Limón has been a champion of working families across our state, and authoring legislation to support pay equity, prevent medical debt from impacting credit scores, and help child care providers;
Whereas on November 17, 2025, she began her leadership in the Senate as the President Pro Tempore;
Whereas on January 5, 2026, a celebratory swearing-in will occur to honor and commemorate this historic occasion; Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives—
(1)
recognizes the admirable contributions of Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón;
(2)
appreciates her dedicated service to California; and
(3)
congratulates Senator Limón as she is sworn in as the first Latina to ever serve as President Pro Tempore in the California State Senate.