Assemblyman Tom Calderon, D-Montebello, one of three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Insurance Commissioner, answers a questions during a candidate’s debate held in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
State Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) waits to speak on the merits of his proposed bill on the floor of the state senate, Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at the state Capitol in Sacramento, California(Robert Durell / Los Angeles times)
Central Basin Water District vice president Rudy C. Montalvo, left, speaks with director Phillip Hawkins at a board of directors meeting in Commerce. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Central Basin Water District director Robert Apodaca listens at a board of directors meeting in Commerce. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
