About Valentin
Valentin Amezquita is a longtime Huntington Park resident and a retired environmental scientist. Born in Mexico, he came to the United States with his family at the age of five. He graduated from Huntington Park High School and the University of Southern California.
He worked for the Port of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for 35 years. He was elected to the Huntington Park City Council in March 2013 and served from 2013 to 2017.
He is the current president of the Huntington Park Kiwanis Club.
Local background
Valentin Amezquita was born in Mexico, on a ranch near Tepatitlán in Los Altos de Jalisco.
His family immigrated to the United States when he was five.
Valentin Amezquita has lived in Huntington Park for 50 years.
He has owned his home since 1988.
Education
Valentin Amezquita graduated from Huntington Park High School and the University of Southern California.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from USC in 1984.
He was the first in his family to graduate from university, and many of his brothers and cousins followed.
Professional career
Valentin Amezquita is a retired environmental scientist who worked for the Port of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for 35 years.
He began his career at LADWP in August 1987, as a laboratory technician at the Haynes Power Plant.
From 1990 to 2000 he worked at the Port of Los Angeles as an Environmental Scientist and Project Manager, preparing environmental assessment reports for capital development and lease renewal projects.
He returned to LADWP in 2000, working on environmental assessments and permitting for power-plant repowering projects, and later on energy efficiency, water conservation, and related technologies.
He retired from LADWP effective June 1, 2022.
He is an IBEW union member.
Prior City Council service
Valentin Amezquita was elected to the Huntington Park City Council in March 2013.
He served on the Council from 2013 to 2017.
Community involvement
He is the current president of the Huntington Park Kiwanis Club.