My name is Paula Villescaz and I am running to represent our Placer and Sacramento County communities and families in the California State Senate. I am a public servant and an advocate, with extensive experience in the fields of education, health care and emergency response. After serving as President of the San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD) and as an Assistant Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency during the pandemic, I understand firsthand the opportunities and challenges our communities are facing as we try to keep schools open and our economy moving.
Paula believes that every Californian should have the resources necessary to age with dignity. In the State Senate, Paula will continue to be a fervent advocate for California’s seniors. She supports pension security for California’s seniors and will oppose any efforts to move people with guaranteed pensions into 401(k) plans. Paula will fight to increase funding for home repairs in California’s Housing and Disability Advocacy Program and Community-Based Adult Services program so that seniors can age safely in their homes. She will also advocate for increasing the base grant for seniors in the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment.