Alex Gallardo-Rooker
{{Short description|Mexican-American lobbyist and political executive}}
{{use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alex Gallardo-Rooker
| image = Alex Gallardo-Rooker by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| birth_name = Alexandra Gallardo
| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| office = Chair of the California Democratic Party
| status = Acting
| term_start = November 29, 2018
| predecessor = Eric C. Bauman
| term_end = July 1, 2019
| successor = Rusty Hicks
| office1 = Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party
| term_start1 = 1997
|term_end1 = May 1, 2021{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Rusty-Hicks-re-elected-to-lead-California-16126555.php |title=Rusty Hicks re-elected to lead California Democratic Party |last=Garofoli |first=Joe |website=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2021-04-24 |access-date=2023-04-25}}
|successor1 = Betty Yee
| party = Democratic
| education = Cypress College
}}
Alexandra "Alex" Gallardo-Rooker is a Mexican-American lobbyist and political executive who served as vice chair of the California Democratic Party from 1997 to 2021. After the resignation of Eric C. Bauman amid sexual assault allegations, Gallardo-Rooker served as acting chair from November 2018 to July 2019, after which Rusty Hicks was elected to serve as chair.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cadem.org/our-party/leaders/officers-and-regional-directors/alexandra-alex-gallardo-rooker|title=Alexandra "Alex" Gallardo-Rooker|publisher=California Democratic Party|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpmminc.com/site/alex-gallardo-rooker/|title=Alex Gallardo-Rooker |publisher=JPM+M |language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/CA-Dem-chair-Eric-Bauman-goes-on-leave-amid-13423521.php|title=CA Dem chair Eric Bauman goes on leave amid sexual misconduct allegations|date=2018-11-27|website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2HT95If|title=SPECIAL: CA DEM Convention edition — HICKS WINS CADEM chair RACE— HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020 candidates appearances — BERNIE rolls out CA staff — GAVIN backs PELOSI on impeachment — WARREN wows them in Oakland|last=Marinucci|first=Carla|last2=White|first2=Jeremy B.|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24|last3=ALEX|last4=Nieves|first4=Er|last5=Massara|first5=Graph}}
Early life and education
Gallardo-Rooker was born in Mexico City and graduated from Cypress College.
Career
Gallardo-Rooker works as the legislative advocate in California for the Communications Workers of America. She has also worked for the Democratic National Committee, including as an advisor to DNC Chairs Tom Perez and Howard Dean.{{Cite news|last=Boguslaw|first=Daniel|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/156341/tom-perez-stacks-dnc-deck-progressives|title=Tom Perez Stacks the DNC Deck Against Progressives|date=2020-01-28|work=The New Republic |issn=0028-6583 |access-date=2020-04-22}} She has served as vice chair of the California Democratic Party since 1997, and was installed in an acting capacity as chair from November 2018 to July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2MlZr50|title=It's 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else|last=Siders|first=David|website=Politico |language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11751416/kamala-harris-beto-orourke-elizabeth-warren-up-first-at-democratic-convention|title=Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Get 7 Minutes to Woo California Party Faithful|publisher=KQED|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-22}} Gallardo-Rooker supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries and served as a senior advisor to the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://www.p2016.org/clinton/clinton061516pr.html|title=June 15, 2016 Hillary for America Announces More Support from DNC Members and Party Leaders|website=www.p2016.org|access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/f29d38b451889b7df31eadebf1eca6fa|title=Bloomberg adds 3 key hires in delegate-rich California|date=2020-01-10|publisher=Associated Press |access-date=2020-04-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/35QbFYf|title=Supreme Court to hear challenge to auto-dialing ban|last=Montellaro|first=Zach|website=Politico |language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}