Marco Antonio Firebaugh

Marco Antonio Firebaugh
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1998–2004
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-13)October 13, 1966 Tijuana, Mexico
Died
Political party	Democrat
Children	Tlalli Ariana, Nicolas Andres
Residence	South Gate
Religion	Catholic

Marco Antonio Firebaugh (October 13, 1966 – March 21, 2006) was a Democratic member of the California State Assembly from 1998 until 2004.

Born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Firebaugh received a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from UCLA.

In his final term in the Assembly, Firebaugh served concurrently as Assembly Majority Leader and Chairman of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. He was a resident of South Gate.

Firebaugh had been seeking the Democratic nomination for a seat in the California State Senate, representing the 30th District. Firebaugh had been endorsed for the seat by the term limited incumbent, Martha Escutia, over Firebaugh's primary election opponents: fellow Democratic Assemblymen Ronald S. Calderon and Rudy Bermúdez. Firebaugh died from complications from a liver ailment he was diagnosed in 2003.

See also

• Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School

References

California Assembly
Preceded by Martha Escutia	California State Assemblyman, 50th District 1998-2004	Succeeded by Hector De La Torre