Welcome to my legislative website. It is an honor to have this opportunity to serve my community. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any comments, questions or concerns that you may have with the district—or with your state government.
Through their service to our country, veterans have earned a wide range of benefits. However, it can be difficult to verify their service in order to acquire those benefits.
Do you know any undocumented children who meet the income requirements for Medi-Cal but do not have full-scope Medi-Cal coverage because of their immigration status?
Since I was elected to the state Assembly in 2016, I’ve devoted much of my efforts and advocacy to improving health care for families and children in the Central Valley and California.
As an emergency room doctor, I saw the vital need for all families to have access to quality care. The 31st Assembly District, which covers much of Fresno County and which I represent in the Legislature, includes some of the state’s most disadvantaged and impoverished communities. I saw too many patients ailing from diabetes, obesity, asthma, heart disease, opioid addiction and other illnesses. I saw how these conditions burdened families emotionally and financially. Watching these families struggle to gain access to medical care and pay for it drove me from the ER to the Assembly.
(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) rallied with home cooks at the state Capitol in support of his Assembly Bill 626, which allows home cooks to operate out of their homes, making it easier to start a small business. “Too often, women, immigrants, and people of color who have skill sets that we should be able to embrace and celebrate have not been able to capitalize and profit off of them,” Assemblymember Arambula said. “This bill will allow us to do that for the first time.” To learn more, watch this Assembly Access video.
(Sacramento) – To help California achieve groundwater sustainability Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) presented his Assembly Bill 2649 to the California State Assembly. The legislation directs the State Water Board to prioritize temporary water right permits that help capture high runoff for groundwater recharge. “We will need every tool in order for critically over-drafted basins to become compliant to the upcoming implementation deadlines of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA),” Assemblymember Arambula said.
(Sacramento) - El asambleísta Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) acompañado de docenas de trabajadores de la salud en una manifestación en el Capitolio para respaldar su legislación que expande el Medi-Cal para los inmigrantes indocumentados menores de 26 años. “Trabaje en una sala de emergencias donde muchas vi personas atenderse donde el costo era muy caro y muy tarde”, señaló el asambleísta Arambula. “Creo que como Estado deberíamos ser capaces de hacer mucho más cuando invertimos en la salud de todos nuestros jóvenes adultos.
(Sacramento) – Led by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) the California State Assembly passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution 235 declaring May 22nd Trauma-Informed Awareness Day. Trauma Informed Awareness Day highlights the impact of trauma on a person’s life and the importance of prevention and community resilience through trauma-informed care. “Currently, 42% of California children and 61% of California adults have experienced one or more adverse childhood experiences – more commonly referred to as ACEs,” Assemblymember Arambula said.
(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) and the California State Assembly marked the start of Ramadan by passing Assembly Concurrent Resolution 233. “Ramadan reminds us that as much as certain individuals and powers may try to create divisions within our communities by fostering fear and hatred for one another, our core values of humanity, peace, equity and justice are the same regardless of our faith, and that our differences only make us stronger as a state, as a nation, and as a people,” Assemblymember Arambula said.
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