Roybal-Allard, Lucille, 1941-

Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative for California's 40th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1993. Her district was numbered as the 33rd from 1993 to 2003 and as the 34th from 2003 to 2013.

Born in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, she is the daughter of Edward R. Roybal, who served in Congress from 1963 to 1993. Roybal attended Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, graduating in 1959, and California State University, Los Angeles, graduating in 1965. She worked as a public relations officer and fund raising executive before serving in the California State Assembly. In 1992, she won the Democratic nomination for the newly created 33rd district, which included a sliver of the area her father had represented for 30 years. She won handily in November, and has been reelected 13 times with no substantive opposition in this heavily Democratic, Latino-majority district. Roybal-Allard is married to Edward Allard III.

As chairwoman of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Roybal-Allard continues to fight to ensure our homeland security personnel have the resources and guidance they need to keep our country safe against all threats, manmade and natural, and to treat immigrants humanely and with dignity and respect. She advocates for fair and just bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform which focuses on deporting those who threaten national security, and better secures our borders. She is also fighting for investments in the Coast Guard’s air and marine fleets, including much-needed funding for its first heavy icebreaker in 40 years. The congresswoman has been at the forefront of the fight to improve the quality and affordability of health services, and has successfully secured funding for local needs including infant and child care, prenatal health, dental care, HIV testing, substance abuse, diabetes treatment, and telehealth services. She has been equally successful in obtaining federal dollars for local education and labor projects, including job training and placement services, arts and vocational education, afterschool care, early education, magnet schools, and English literacy programs. She also ranks highly as a vocal congressional supporter of veterans, the rights of women and children, civil liberties, and animal rights.