Champions of Infrastructure
Rebuild SoCal Partnership champions policymakers who advocate for and support infrastructure investment. We are proud to highlight these champions on our podcast and YouTube channel, who work on behalf of working families and jobs.
Assemblymember Lori Wilson
Assemblymember Lori Wilson is a champion for transportation, housing, and the workers who drive the economy. Wilson works to deliver policies that create good jobs, keep the community safe, and improve the quality of life for working families. Wilson is driven to “do more,” she says, as she works to ensure the next generation has the opportunity of her generation.
Wilson’s diverse career history includes expertise in finance, housing development, and local government, all of which she brings to her role as the Chair of the influential Assembly Transportation Committee. As chair, Wilson centers her philosophy that housing is key and transportation is “everything else.” Vast and interconnected transportation infrastructure—from roads to transit to high-speed rail—allows families to navigate to job centers, education, and healthcare and move in and around communities.
Wilson is the only Black woman in California’s history to be appointed chair of the Transportation Committee. She is also chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, the first freshman to hold that role. She was elected to represent portions of Solano and Contra Costa Counties in the State Assembly in 2022. Before joining the Assembly, Wilson served as the Suisun City Mayor, making history as the first Black mayor of Solano County.
Assemblywoman Lori Wilson is a champion of infrastructure.
Assemblymember Juan Carrillo
California Assemblymember Juan Carrillo brings a history of urban and regional planning to the state legislature, representing constituents across Northern Los Angeles County, from the city of Palmdale to the city of Victorville.
Carrillo focused on wide-ranging projects during his time as a city planner, on Palmdale City Council, and in the legislature. He envisions bringing more rail to Northern Los Angeles County and public transit connecting communities across the district, from Antelope Valley to Apple Valley. He is dedicated to bringing jobs to his district, strengthening the economy, and continuing infrastructure investment in California.
Carrillo is no stranger to construction work; he has personally built ADUs – by hand – on his and his family’s properties around SoCal. Watching his father work on construction sites when he was younger ultimately inspired the Assemblyman to work hard in his own life. Carrillo spent his childhood in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and immigrated to Los Angeles when he was fifteen.
Assemblyman Carrillo is a champion of infrastructure.
Supervisor Curt Hagman
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman advocates for investment in infrastructure in the largest county in America – the 20,000 square miles of San Bernardino County.
San Bernardino is seen as an infrastructure connection between Southern California and the rest of the United States: This is seen in efforts to invest in Interstate 10 and other crucial roadways, Ontario airport improvements, and the forthcoming Brightline West rail project.
Hagman also works to bring state and federal investment in water infrastructure to support San Bernardino County. The Inland Empire is home to a large aquifer, but the county requires more transportation systems to move the water. Hagman believes investment from both the federal and California state governments is the key to updating the water infrastructure systems in San Bernardino County.
Hagman was elected to serve San Bernardino County’s Fourth District in November 2014. Before being elected to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Hagman previously represented the city of Chino Hills as a Councilmember and Mayor and served six years in the California Legislature as a member of the State Assembly.
Supervisor Hagman is a champion of infrastructure.