Nationality American | Name Jimmy Gomez Role American Politician | |
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Preceded by Gil Cedillo (redistricted) Residence Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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Jimmy Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician who is the current Member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. He previously served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017. On June 6, 2017, he won an election to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress, which Becerra vacated to become California's Attorney General. On July 11, 2017, Gomez was officially sworn-in as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
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- Texas i don t want a lover remix by jimmy gomez animation
- American DREAMing Dreamer Itayu and Rep Jimmy Gomez
- Early life and education
- California State Assembly
- 2017
- Tenure
- Committee assignments
- References
American DREAMing: Dreamer Itayu and Rep. Jimmy Gomez
Early life and education
Born and raised in Southern California, Gomez was the child of immigrant parents who moved to California from Mexico in the early 1970s.
Gomez earned his B.A. in political science from University of California, Los Angeles and his master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
California State Assembly
Gomez was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 51. Gomez was first elected in November 2012 and subsequently reelected in 2014 with over 83% of the vote to represent California’s 51st Assembly District, which 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. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, he was the political director for the United Nurses Association of California.
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. Gomez received endorsements from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) and Senate leader Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) among others.
On April 4, 2017, Gomez came in first during the special election. Since he did not receive a majority of the votes, he faced Robert Lee Ahn, the runner-up, during a special runoff election, which took place June 6, 2017. He won the open seat with 60% of vote.
Tenure
Gomez's term began on his special election, June 6, 2017. He was sworn into office on July 11, 2017.