Sandra Salazar

Hon. Dr. Sandra Leticia Salazar is a doctor who comes from humble beginnings and whose story is an example of what can be achieved through hard work and education. The daughter of a gardener and a domestic worker, Dr. Salazar was raised in a working-class family that instilled in her a commitment to faith, family, and community at an early age. she grew up attending the Apostolic Assembly church, a predominantly Latinx Pentecostal denomination in Culver City, CA. After graduating from the public school system, Dr. Salazar became the first in her family to attend college. She earned a BA in from Wellesley College, was a Research Fellow at the Mayo School of Health Sciences in Minnesota, and went on to attend Saint Louis University of Medicine, where she received a Doctorate in Medicine. Dr. Salazar completed her medical training in Los Angeles, where she currently works as a family physician, and is an active and dedicated member of her community. Her record of public service includes: serving on the medical advisory board of the California Community Foundation and volunteering with various community-based organizations, while also being a member of the local Kiwanis and the Norwalk Community Coalition. In 2011, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg appointed her to the State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners. Hon. Dr. Salazar was elected to represent Trustee Area 6 of the Cerritos Community College Board of Trustees and was sworn in on December 12, 2012; she was reelected in 2020.