Molina was the first Latina woman elected to the LA County Board of Supervisors in 1991. In a Facebook post, she wrote she'd been battling cancer for the last three years.
Board of Supervisors for more than two decades following terms in the state Assembly and on the L.A. City Council — and was the first Latina elected to each — announced Tuesday she is battling terminal cancer.
"You should know that I'm not sad. I enter this transition in life feeling so fortunate. I have an amazing and caring family, wonderful friends, and worked with committed colleagues and a loyal team. Throughout my life I've had the support of many people.", was active in the early days of the Chicano movement, becoming an advocate for women's health issues — which she continued into her elected offices.
Known as a sharp fiscal watchdog, Molina served as a supervisor until 2014, forced out by term limits enacted in 2002. On her exit in 2014, she recalled of her early years on the board, saying, "Everything seemed like a battle." She continued, "I have a great daughter, son-in-law, a precious grandchild and another one on the way. I'm so excited! I am very appreciative of the doctors, nurses and health care professionals at City of Hope. ... They have taken good care of me.
Supervisor Hilda Solis, who succeeded Molina in the county's First District seat, called Molina a personal inspiration and role model — and said she would introduce a motion at the next board meeting to name Grand Park after Molina.
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