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Current Position: US Representative of CA District 34 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
District: The district is almost entirely within the City of Los Angeles and includes the following neighborhoods in Central, East, and Northeast Los Angeles: Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, and Westlake.
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Before entering electoral politics, Gomez was a labor organizer, serving as the legislative and political director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health-Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) and the political representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
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Congressman Jimmy Gomez proudly represents California’s 34th Congressional District, one of the most diverse and culturally rich districts in the country. In the 117th Congress, he serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, sits on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, and serves as an Assistant Whip for the House Democratic Caucus. Congressman Gomez is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and Future Forum.
Prior to his election to Congress in June of 2017, Congressman Gomez served four and a half years in the California State Assembly where he served as Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. In the Assembly, Congressman Gomez distinguished himself as a proven national champion of paid family leave and combatting climate change. He became a key figure in authoring landmark legislation to address public health, environmental justice, water conservation, access to education, civic engagement, campaign finance disclosure, LGBTQ rights, and affordable housing.
Congressman Gomez attended Riverside Community College before receiving a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a M.A. in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He lives in Eagle Rock with his wife, Mary, and dog, Austin. He is a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Personal
Full Name: Jimmy Gomez
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary
Birth Date: 11/25/1974
Birth Place: Fullerton, CA
Home City: Eagle Rock, CA
Religion: Roman Catholi
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Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 34, 2017-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 34, 2022
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 51, 2012-2017
Majority Whip, California State Assembly, 2012-2015
Education
MA, Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2003
BA, Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1999
Professional Experience
Former Employee, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Former Editor-In-Chief, Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
Adjunct Faculty Member, Los Angeles Community College
Former Employee, Michael Feuer, Los Angeles City Councilman
Former Employee, Office of Former Congresswoman Hilda Solis
Former Employee, Subway
Former Employee, Target
Political Director, United Nurses Associations of California, 2009-2012
Offices
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Phone: (202) 225-6235
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California’s 34th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Located in Los Angeles County, the district is represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez. Its previous U.S. representative, Democrat Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, resigned January 24, 2017, to become attorney general of California. Representative Gomez won a special election on June 6, 2017, beating fellow Democrat Robert Lee Ahn to replace Becerra.[3] He was later sworn in as the district’s U.S. representative on July 11, 2017.[4]
The district is almost entirely within the City of Los Angeles and includes the following neighborhoods in Central, East, and Northeast Los Angeles: Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, and Westlake.
Wikipedia
Jimmy Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock, Boyle Heights, Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, and other communities. A member of the Democratic Party, Gomez served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
Before entering electoral politics, Gomez was a labor organizer, serving as the legislative and political director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health-Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) and the political representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).[1][2]
Gomez serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, and is vice chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.[3][4] He is a founding member of the Medicare for All Caucus.[5] He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus.[6]
Early life and education
Born and raised in Southern California, Gomez is the son of working-class immigrant parents.[7] His mother was a domestic worker and a nursing home laundry attendant.[8] His father was a bracero (farm worker).[9]
After graduating from high school, without any plans to attend college, Gomez worked at Subway and Target.[10] He eventually attended Riverside Community College and earned his B.A. in political science with a minor in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles and his M.A. in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
A former labor organizer, Gomez worked for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) in 2009. He also served as the Political Representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Gomez was a staffer for former U.S. Representative Hilda Solis.[11] He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, and served there until his election to Congress.
“To see her son not only go to college, graduate, but then to run for public office and get elected … it means a lot. It means that there’s still a lot of opportunities for immigrants … It means we’re part of this larger American story”, said Gomez.[12]
California State Assembly
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Gomez was a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 51st district. He was first elected in 2012, and reelected in 2014 with over 83% of the vote. California’s 51st Assembly district includes Northeast Los Angeles and unincorporated East Los Angeles. He served as State Assembly Majority Whip from 2013 to 2014.
Gomez was a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. Before being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the political director for the United Nurses Association of California, an affiliate of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2017
On December 5, 2016, Gomez announced his candidacy for the special election to succeed Xavier Becerra in the United States House of Representatives for California’s 34th congressional district.[13] Gomez received endorsements from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Senate leader Kevin de León, among others.[14]
On April 4, 2017, Gomez came in first during the special election. Since he did not receive a majority of the vote, he faced a fellow Democrat, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner Robert Lee Ahn, the runner-up, in a special runoff election on June 6. Gomez won with 60% of the vote. He is only the third person to represent this district since its creation in 1963 (it was numbered as the 30th from 1963 to 1975, the 25th from 1975 to 1993, the 30th from 1993 to 2003, the 31st from 2003 to 2013, and has been the 34th since 2017). Ed Roybal won this district in 1963 and handed it to Becerra in 1993.
2018
Gomez faced Green Party candidate Kenneth Mejia in the general election and won with 72.5% of the vote.
2020
Gomez was challenged in the 2020 election by MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council board member and fellow Democrat David Kim. On November 3, Gomez defeated Kim in a closer than expected race, with 53% of the vote to Kim’s 47%.[15]
2022
David Kim challenged Gomez again in 2022. Gomez won, but by a smaller margin than in 2020.[16]
On October 22, 2022, Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez alleged that a female canvasser for Gomez and Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo made anti-Asian comments about their challengers, David Kim, who is Korean-American, and Mia Livas Porter, who is Filipina-American, respectively, while visiting Hernandez’s home. In late October 2022, a Highland Park voter made similar allegations except this time it involved two female canvassers. In response, both Gomez’s and Carrillo’s campaigns offered an apology to their challengers and reached out to Hernandez via Twitter and separate phone conversations assuring that they had taken action to ensure the canvasser(s)-in-question were no longer part of the campaign.[17]
Tenure
Gomez’s term began on June 6, 2017. He was sworn into office on July 11, 2017.[18][19]
On October 1, 2020, Gomez co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan’s offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.[20]
In November 2020, Gomez was named a candidate for United States Trade Representative in the Biden administration.[21]
In January 2021, Gomez introduced legislation to expel Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House for some of her social media postings from before her 2020 election to Congress.[22]
After Greene heckled President Biden at his State of the Union address on March 2, 2022, Gomez once again introduced a resolution of expulsion, but added Representative Lauren Boebert, who had joined her in the heckling. Gomez also spoke about the “triggering” feeling he experienced after he returned to the Congressional Gallery for the first time since right-wing insurrectionists had attacked those chambers in an attempt to halt the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2021.[23]
Leadership posts
- Assistant whip, Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives
- Vice chair, Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Racial Equity Initiative, Committee on Ways and Means
- House Trade Working Group
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[24]
- Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
Caucuses
Gomez is a member of several dozen caucuses. A full list is available at his website.
- Congressional Dads Caucus (Chair)
- Congressional Medicare for all Caucus
- Congressional Progressive Caucus[25]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[26]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[27]
- Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus
- Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
- Future Forum
Political positions
Abortion
Gomez has a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and an F rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his abortion-related voting record.[28] Gomez opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade.[29]
Climate and environment
Gomez received a lifetime score of 98% from the League of Conservation Voters based on 2017-2021 annual scores.[30] He has expressed support for a Green New Deal.[31][32]
Human and civil rights
Gomez received a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign for both the 115th and 116th Congresses.[33] The American Civil Liberties Union gave him scores of 95% and 83% for the 115th and 116th Congresses, respectively.[34]
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Gomez was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[35]
Israel
Gomez voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[36][37]
Electoral history
2014 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 20,621 | 99.7 | |
| Republican | Stephen C. Smith (write-in) | 54 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 20,675 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 42,261 | 83.6 | |
| Republican | Stephen C. Smith | 8,277 | 16.4 | |
| Total votes | 50,538 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 62,366 | 100.0 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Everling (write-in) | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 62,373 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 110,036 | 86.1 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Everling | 17,724 | 13.9 | |
| Total votes | 127,760 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017 congressional special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez | 25,569 | 59.2% | ||
| Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn | 17,610 | 40.8% | ||
| Total votes | 43,179 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2018 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 54,661 | 78.7 | |
| Green | Kenneth Mejia | 8,987 | 12.9 | |
| Libertarian | Angela Elise McArdle | 5,804 | 8.4 | |
| Total votes | 69,452 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 110,195 | 72.5 | |
| Green | Kenneth Mejia | 41,711 | 27.5 | |
| Total votes | 151,906 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 57,066 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 23,055 | 21.0 | |
| Democratic | Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla | 14,961 | 13.6 | |
| Republican | Joanne L. Wright | 8,482 | 7.7 | |
| Democratic | Keanakay Scott | 6,089 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 109,653 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 108,792 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 96,554 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 205,346 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 45,376 | 50.7 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 34,921 | 39.0 | |
| Republican | Clifton VonBuck | 9,150 | 10.2 | |
| Total votes | 89,447 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 62,244 | 51.2 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 59,223 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 121,467 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Personal life
Gomez is married to Mary Hodge, an aide to Eric Garcetti.[40] They live in Eagle Rock, California.[41]
Awards
- 2022 NHMC Impact Awards: Washington D.C. (Impact Award Public Service[42])
See also
References
- ^ “UNAC/UHCP’s Jimmy Gomez Headed to Congress”. UNAC/UHCP. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Nurses Union Hires New Political Director”. UNAC/UHCP. February 26, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Jagoda, Naomi (January 14, 2019). “Dem added to Ways and Means Committee amid desire for more Hispanic members”. The Hill. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Congressman Jimmy Gomez Takes On Corruption”. LATV. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/repjimmygomez/status/1019948704340508683. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ “Committees, Leadership, and Caucuses | U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez”. gomez.house.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (February 21, 2017). “Half the candidates in L.A.’s latest congressional race have their own immigrant story. With Trump, this contest is personal”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ District, Rep Jimmy GomezRep Jimmy Gomez represents California’s 34th Congressional; Diverse, Among the Most; Caucus, culturally rich districts in the country He is a member of the Congressional Hispanic; Ways, serves on the; Means; committees, Government Reform (November 26, 2019). “Opinion | Trump’s immigration policies dishonor the refugees we now call Pilgrims”. NBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ “Los Ángeles inaugura monumento a los braceros mexicanos”. Conexión Migrante (in Mexican Spanish). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Dyke, Jonathan Van (December 13, 2017). “UCLA Advocate In Action: U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez Embodies the Transformative Properties of Higher Education”. Government & Community Relations. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Gomez on What He Learned From Being a Staffer for a Latina Member”. Roll Call. May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez on winning the 34th District: ‘Was that a dream?’“. Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Melanie Mason (December 5, 2016). “Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez joins race to succeed Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ Christine Mai-Duc (January 17, 2016). “Who’s in and who’s out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ “California Election Results: 34th Congressional District”. The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ “US Representative In Southern California: Who’s Running and Why It Matters”. LAist. May 11, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Huang, Josie (November 4, 2022). “Canvasser Controversy Erupts In LA Congressional Race For District 34”. LAist. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ Kyle Cheney (June 28, 2017). “Gomez to be sworn in to House on July 11”. Politico.
- ^ Sarah D. Wire (July 11, 2017). “Jimmy Gomez sworn into Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ “Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh”. The Armenian Weekly. October 2, 2020.
- ^ Politico Staff (November 7, 2020). “Meet the contenders for Biden’s Cabinet”. Politico. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Choi, Matthew (January 27, 2021). “Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress”. Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Rep. Gomez: Reps. Greene and Boebert heckling Biden was ‘disgusting’, MSNBC, March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez”. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ “Caucus Members”. Congressional Progressive Caucus. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez”. SBA Pro-Life America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Gomez, Jimmy (June 24, 2022). Twitter https://twitter.com/RepJimmyGomez/status/1540339563004051457. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ “Check out Representative Jimmy Gomez’s Environmental Voting Record”. League of Conservation Voters Scorecard. February 14, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Congressman Jimmy Gomez Announces Support for Green New Deal at Town Hall”. U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez. February 9, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Gomez, Jimmy. “Jimmy Gomez”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Congressional Scorecard”. Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Legislative Scorecard for Jimmy Gomez”. American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). “House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (October 25, 2023). “Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b “STATEMENT OF VOTE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 3, 2020” (PDF). California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ “November 3, 2020, General Election – United States Representative” (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (June 8, 2017). “Jimmy Gomez on winning the 34th District: ‘Was that a dream?’“. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Lundquist, Paulette (October 25, 2017). “Gomez”. The Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ “NHMC Impact: Washington D.C.” NHMC.org.
External links
- Congressman Gomez official U.S. House website
- Jimmy Gomez for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jimmy Gomez at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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Jimmy Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 34th congressional district since 2017. His district includes the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Eagle Rock, Boyle Heights, Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, and other communities. A member of the Democratic Party, Gomez served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
Before entering electoral politics, Gomez was a labor organizer, serving as the legislative and political director for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health-Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) and the political representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).[1][2]
Gomez serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, and is vice chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.[3][4] He is a founding member of the Medicare for All Caucus.[5] He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus.[6]
Early life and education
Born and raised in Southern California, Gomez is the son of working-class immigrant parents.[7] His mother was a domestic worker and a nursing home laundry attendant.[8] His father was a bracero (farm worker).[9]
After graduating from high school, without any plans to attend college, Gomez worked at Subway and Target.[10] He eventually attended Riverside Community College and earned his B.A. in political science with a minor in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles and his M.A. in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
A former labor organizer, Gomez worked for the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) in 2009. He also served as the Political Representative for the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Gomez was a staffer for former U.S. Representative Hilda Solis.[11] He was elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, and served there until his election to Congress.
“To see her son not only go to college, graduate, but then to run for public office and get elected … it means a lot. It means that there’s still a lot of opportunities for immigrants … It means we’re part of this larger American story”, said Gomez.[12]
California State Assembly
Gomez was a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 51st district. He was first elected in 2012, and reelected in 2014 with over 83% of the vote. California’s 51st Assembly district includes Northeast Los Angeles and unincorporated East Los Angeles. He served as State Assembly Majority Whip from 2013 to 2014.
Gomez was a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. Before being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the political director for the United Nurses Association of California, an affiliate of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2017
On December 5, 2016, Gomez announced his candidacy for the special election to succeed Xavier Becerra in the United States House of Representatives for California’s 34th congressional district.[13] Gomez received endorsements from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Senate leader Kevin de León, among others.[14]
On April 4, 2017, Gomez came in first during the special election. Since he did not receive a majority of the vote, he faced a fellow Democrat, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner Robert Lee Ahn, the runner-up, in a special runoff election on June 6. Gomez won with 60% of the vote. He is only the third person to represent this district since its creation in 1963 (it was numbered as the 30th from 1963 to 1975, the 25th from 1975 to 1993, the 30th from 1993 to 2003, the 31st from 2003 to 2013, and has been the 34th since 2017). Ed Roybal won this district in 1963 and handed it to Becerra in 1993.
2018
Gomez faced Green Party candidate Kenneth Mejia in the general election and won with 72.5% of the vote.
2020
Gomez was challenged in the 2020 election by MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council board member and fellow Democrat David Kim. On November 3, Gomez defeated Kim in a closer than expected race, with 53% of the vote to Kim’s 47%.[15]
2022
David Kim challenged Gomez again in 2022. Gomez won, but by a smaller margin than in 2020.[16]
On October 22, 2022, Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Eunisses Hernandez alleged that a female canvasser for Gomez and Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo made anti-Asian comments about their challengers, David Kim, who is Korean-American, and Mia Livas Porter, who is Filipina-American, respectively, while visiting Hernandez’s home. In late October 2022, a Highland Park voter made similar allegations except this time it involved two female canvassers. In response, both Gomez’s and Carrillo’s campaigns offered an apology to their challengers and reached out to Hernandez via Twitter and separate phone conversations assuring that they had taken action to ensure the canvasser(s)-in-question were no longer part of the campaign.[17]
Tenure
Gomez’s term began on June 6, 2017. He was sworn into office on July 11, 2017.[18][19]
On October 1, 2020, Gomez co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan’s offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.[20]
In November 2020, Gomez was named a candidate for United States Trade Representative in the Biden administration.[21]
In January 2021, Gomez introduced legislation to expel Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House for some of her social media postings from before her 2020 election to Congress.[22]
After Greene heckled President Biden at his State of the Union address on March 2, 2022, Gomez once again introduced a resolution of expulsion, but added Representative Lauren Boebert, who had joined her in the heckling. Gomez also spoke about the “triggering” feeling he experienced after he returned to the Congressional Gallery for the first time since right-wing insurrectionists had attacked those chambers in an attempt to halt the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2021.[23]
Leadership posts
- Assistant whip, Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives
- Vice chair, Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Racial Equity Initiative, Committee on Ways and Means
- House Trade Working Group
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[24]
- Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Subcommittee on National Security Agency and Cyber
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
Caucuses
Gomez is a member of several dozen caucuses. A full list is available at his website.
- Congressional Dads Caucus (Chair)
- Congressional Medicare for all Caucus
- Congressional Progressive Caucus[25]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[26]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[27]
- Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus
- Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
- Future Forum
Political positions
Abortion
Gomez has a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and an F rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his abortion-related voting record.[28] Gomez opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade.[29]
Climate and environment
Gomez received a lifetime score of 98% from the League of Conservation Voters based on 2017-2021 annual scores.[30] He has expressed support for a Green New Deal.[31][32]
Human and civil rights
Gomez received a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign for both the 115th and 116th Congresses.[33] The American Civil Liberties Union gave him scores of 95% and 83% for the 115th and 116th Congresses, respectively.[34]
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Gomez was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[35]
Israel
Gomez voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[36][37]
Electoral history
2014 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 20,621 | 99.7 | |
| Republican | Stephen C. Smith (write-in) | 54 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 20,675 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 42,261 | 83.6 | |
| Republican | Stephen C. Smith | 8,277 | 16.4 | |
| Total votes | 50,538 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016 California State Assembly election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 62,366 | 100.0 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Everling (write-in) | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 62,373 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 110,036 | 86.1 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Everling | 17,724 | 13.9 | |
| Total votes | 127,760 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017 congressional special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez | 25,569 | 59.2% | ||
| Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn | 17,610 | 40.8% | ||
| Total votes | 43,179 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2018 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 54,661 | 78.7 | |
| Green | Kenneth Mejia | 8,987 | 12.9 | |
| Libertarian | Angela Elise McArdle | 5,804 | 8.4 | |
| Total votes | 69,452 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 110,195 | 72.5 | |
| Green | Kenneth Mejia | 41,711 | 27.5 | |
| Total votes | 151,906 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 57,066 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 23,055 | 21.0 | |
| Democratic | Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla | 14,961 | 13.6 | |
| Republican | Joanne L. Wright | 8,482 | 7.7 | |
| Democratic | Keanakay Scott | 6,089 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 109,653 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 108,792 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 96,554 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 205,346 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022 congressional election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 45,376 | 50.7 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 34,921 | 39.0 | |
| Republican | Clifton VonBuck | 9,150 | 10.2 | |
| Total votes | 89,447 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jimmy Gomez (incumbent) | 62,244 | 51.2 | |
| Democratic | David Kim | 59,223 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 121,467 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Personal life
Gomez is married to Mary Hodge, an aide to Eric Garcetti.[40] They live in Eagle Rock, California.[41]
Awards
- 2022 NHMC Impact Awards: Washington D.C. (Impact Award Public Service[42])
See also
References
- ^ “UNAC/UHCP’s Jimmy Gomez Headed to Congress”. UNAC/UHCP. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Nurses Union Hires New Political Director”. UNAC/UHCP. February 26, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Jagoda, Naomi (January 14, 2019). “Dem added to Ways and Means Committee amid desire for more Hispanic members”. The Hill. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Congressman Jimmy Gomez Takes On Corruption”. LATV. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/repjimmygomez/status/1019948704340508683. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ “Committees, Leadership, and Caucuses | U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez”. gomez.house.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (February 21, 2017). “Half the candidates in L.A.’s latest congressional race have their own immigrant story. With Trump, this contest is personal”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ District, Rep Jimmy GomezRep Jimmy Gomez represents California’s 34th Congressional; Diverse, Among the Most; Caucus, culturally rich districts in the country He is a member of the Congressional Hispanic; Ways, serves on the; Means; committees, Government Reform (November 26, 2019). “Opinion | Trump’s immigration policies dishonor the refugees we now call Pilgrims”. NBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ “Los Ángeles inaugura monumento a los braceros mexicanos”. Conexión Migrante (in Mexican Spanish). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Dyke, Jonathan Van (December 13, 2017). “UCLA Advocate In Action: U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez Embodies the Transformative Properties of Higher Education”. Government & Community Relations. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Gomez on What He Learned From Being a Staffer for a Latina Member”. Roll Call. May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez on winning the 34th District: ‘Was that a dream?’“. Los Angeles Times. June 8, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Melanie Mason (December 5, 2016). “Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez joins race to succeed Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ Christine Mai-Duc (January 17, 2016). “Who’s in and who’s out in the race to replace Rep. Xavier Becerra in Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ “California Election Results: 34th Congressional District”. The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ “US Representative In Southern California: Who’s Running and Why It Matters”. LAist. May 11, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Huang, Josie (November 4, 2022). “Canvasser Controversy Erupts In LA Congressional Race For District 34”. LAist. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ Kyle Cheney (June 28, 2017). “Gomez to be sworn in to House on July 11”. Politico.
- ^ Sarah D. Wire (July 11, 2017). “Jimmy Gomez sworn into Congress”. Los Angeles Times.(subscription required)
- ^ “Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh”. The Armenian Weekly. October 2, 2020.
- ^ Politico Staff (November 7, 2020). “Meet the contenders for Biden’s Cabinet”. Politico. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Choi, Matthew (January 27, 2021). “Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress”. Politico. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Rep. Gomez: Reps. Greene and Boebert heckling Biden was ‘disgusting’, MSNBC, March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez”. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ “Caucus Members”. Congressional Progressive Caucus. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ “Jimmy Gomez”. SBA Pro-Life America. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Gomez, Jimmy (June 24, 2022). Twitter https://twitter.com/RepJimmyGomez/status/1540339563004051457. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ “Check out Representative Jimmy Gomez’s Environmental Voting Record”. League of Conservation Voters Scorecard. February 14, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Congressman Jimmy Gomez Announces Support for Green New Deal at Town Hall”. U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez. February 9, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Gomez, Jimmy. “Jimmy Gomez”. www.congress.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Congressional Scorecard”. Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ “Legislative Scorecard for Jimmy Gomez”. American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). “House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (October 25, 2023). “Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session”. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b “STATEMENT OF VOTE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 3, 2020” (PDF). California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ “November 3, 2020, General Election – United States Representative” (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Mai-Duc, Christine (June 8, 2017). “Jimmy Gomez on winning the 34th District: ‘Was that a dream?’“. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Lundquist, Paulette (October 25, 2017). “Gomez”. The Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ “NHMC Impact: Washington D.C.” NHMC.org.
External links
- Congressman Gomez official U.S. House website
- Jimmy Gomez for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Jimmy Gomez at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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