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# State Sen. Sheila Kuehl to Speak at Santa Monica College on Public Service
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/051606-story-20060516/
- Published: 2006-05-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:51:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A veteran politician will be in Santa Monica this week to tell people why it’s worth being involved in public service.

State Sen. Sheila Kuehl will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19 in Santa Monica College’s art lecture hall 214, 1900 Pico Blvd.

Kuehl, a Santa Monica Democrat, will present a lecture entitled, “Why Would Anyone Want to Do This?” She is the sixth speaker in the annual Rocky Young Lecture Series, which was established in honor of former SMC vice president Darroch “Rocky” Young, currently the Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor.

Kuehl was elected to the California Senate in 2000 and again in 2004 after serving for six years in the Assembly. During the 1997-98 legislative session, she was the first woman in California history to be named Speaker Pro Tempore of the Assembly. She also is the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the Legislature.

In 1996 and 2000, she addressed the Democratic National Convention. The Rocky Young Lecture is sponsored by the SMC Associates, a private group that funds speakers and special programs on campus. Seating is on a first-arrival basis. For information, call (310) 434-4003.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 16, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051606.pdf?ref=smdp.com)