Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Laura Bettencourt
Laura Bettencourt has been an Antelope Valley resident since 1985. She was elected to her first term for City Council on May 19, 2009 and re-elected on November 3, 2009, and again on November 8, 2016. Bettencourt currently works as a crime analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has done so for 19 years. She previously worked for Northrop Grumman at Site 4 on the B2 Bomber project. For the past 17 years, Bettencourt has also worked as an adjunct instruct
Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Luis Freitas
Luís Freitas was born on the island of Flores in the Azores (Portugal) on September 5, 1953. He has been married to Maria Fatima Freitas for over 40 years. They have two children, Mark and Nicole, and three granddaughters, Madison, Marisa and Makenzie. He has been a resident of Newark for over 40 years. Government Experience: Newark City Council (Elected 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011) Newark Vice Mayor 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016 Board Member – Alameda County Waste
Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: David Macedo
Tulare City Council District 4 Public Service: First elected to Tulare City Council in November 1998, and reelected in November 2002. Served as Vice Mayor from December 2000 to December 2002, and Mayor from December 2002 to December2004. Community and Other Service/Recognitions Include:
Third generation Tularean, who has won several national auctioneering competitions and contributes those talents, as well as time, to a variety of organizations, including: Valley Children's