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Article: FORMER DROPOUT READY TO LEAD; VILLARAIGOSA ON THE RISE IN ASSEMBLY.(News)

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December 22, 1997
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Byline: Paul Hefner Daily News Sacramento Bureau

Once he was the outsider, the dropout, the angriest young man killing time in a library.

Now Antonio Villaraigosa is on the inside, making sure Democrats in California's Assembly - the largest block of lawmakers in the state - toe the party line.

As majority leader, Villaraigosa plays chief tactician, corralling Democrats for votes and cutting short moves to tuck Republican amendments into bills on the floor.

But Villaraigosa has an even larger role behind the scenes as chief lieutenant to Speaker Cruz Bustamante, D-Fresno. Insiders credit his street sense for knowing which problems to ...

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