Sasha Renée Pérez

Sasha Renée Pérez (born September 16, 1992) is an American politician who is a member of the California State Senate for the 25th district.

Pérez began her career running an after-school program at Roosevelt High School for the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs.

[5] In 2020, Pérez challenged incumbent Alhambra Mayor David Mejia unseating him after winning 58.49% of the vote.

This made her the first openly LGBTQ+ person and renter on the council and the youngest woman to serve as Mayor in San Gabriel Valley history.

[8] In 2023, Pérez announced her candidacy for the California State Senate seat being vacated by Anthony Portantino, who was terming out and running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Portrait as a city councilor of Alhambra, 2020