Sharon Quirk-Silva

Sharon Quirk-Silva (born September 17, 1962) is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 65th Assembly District, which includes portions of northern Orange County, including La Palma, Cypress, Fullerton and Buena Park.

Quirk-Silva earned an Associates of Arts degree from Fullerton College, a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from University of California, Los Angeles and a teaching credential from California State University, Fullerton.

She was first elected to the Assembly in an upset, unseating Republican Assemblyman Chris Norby by a narrow margin in 2012.

Quirk-Silva sought a second term in 2014, but was defeated by Republican Young Kim, a former legislative aide.

She recaptured her old Assembly seat after defeating Kim in a 2016 rematch after a heated and expensive election.