Juan Carrillo

Assemblymember Juan Carrillo represents the 39th Assembly District, covering the Antelope Valley and High Desert communities of Palmdale, Lancaster, Victorville, Hesperia, and Adelanto ^[1,2]. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Carrillo immigrated to Los Angeles at age 15, worked as a dishwasher and construction worker, earned his GED, and eventually obtained three college degrees -- a compelling story of upward mobility through education and hard work that resonates with the values of personal responsibility and family perseverance ^[3,4]. While his policy positions frequently diverge from CFC priorities on social issues, his legislative focus on foster youth family reunification, veterans' educational benefits, and support for working families in the High Desert offers meaningful for family-centered advocacy ^[5,6]. With a 15% CFC Biblical Values Scorecard rating, Carrillo's voting record has consistently placed him at considerable distance from the California Family Council's worldview framework on the sanctity of life (Chapter 6), parental authority in education (Chapter 8), and religious liberty (Chapter 9).

Juan Carrillo was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and immigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 15. After arriving in California, he worked as a dishwasher and construction worker while attending the ESL program at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. He obtained his GED and high school diploma through adult school programs at Abraham Lincoln High School in Boyle Heights ^[3,4].

Before entering elected office, Carrillo worked as a city planner for 15 years, including 10 years with the City of Palmdale ^[1,2]. His entry into public service began with the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees, to which he was elected in November 2013.

His 12.5% Biblical Values Scorecard rating across 104 scored floor votes reflects consistent divergence from CFC's worldview framework. His voting record has supported abortion access expansion over the sanctity of human life, government-directed education over parental authority and school choice, and progressive social mandates over religious liberty protections.

From CFC's perspective, Carrillo's record presents a mixed but not entirely discordant picture. As a Democrat in the California Assembly, he votes with his caucus on the social policy issues where CFC and the Democratic majority most sharply disagree.