Jasmeet Kaur Bains (born July 2, 1985) is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 35th district. She assumed office on December 5, 2022.
Jasmeet Bains | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rudy Salas |
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| Born | July 2, 1985 Delano, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Illinois Institute of Technology (BS) American University of Antigua (MD) |
Early life and education
editBains was born in Delano, California, to Sikh immigrants from India, where her father started as an auto mechanic and her mother was a bookkeeper.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2006 and a Doctor of Medicine from the American University of Antigua in 2013.[2]
Career
editFrom 2015 to 2018, Bains was a resident physician at Clinica Sierra Vista in Bakersfield, California. She worked as a family medicine physician at Omni Family Health from 2018 to 2020. In 2017, Bains was appointed to the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission by California Governor Jerry Brown. She also served as a member of the California Developmental Services Taskforce and as a volunteer physician for the California Emergency Medical Services Authority.[3] Bains was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2022, defeating Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez in an upset.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Meet Dr. Bains". Dr. Jasmeet Bains. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Governor Brown Announces Appointments | Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr". www.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Morgen, Sam. "Bakersfield doctor Jasmeet Bains announces run for State Assembly". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ CAFP (2022-08-09). "Meet Assembly Candidate, Family Physician Jasmeet Bains, MD". California Academy of Family Physicians. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Jasmeet Bains". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-01-07.