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Gloria J. Romero
Gloria J. Romero (b. 1955) is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing District 24 from 2001 to 2010. She previously served on the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2000 and was Majority Whip.
On September 4, 2024, Romero announced she is leaving the Democratic Party and will switch to a Republican.[1]
Biography
Romero earned her Ph.D. from UC-Riverside.
Committee assignments
Senator Romero speaks on SB 1446 |
Romero served on these legislative committees:
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Business, Professions and Economic Development
- Education
- Governmental Organization
- Budget & Fiscal Review's Subcommittee on Education
Issues
Failing schools
In response to government studies showing that in 2009, 2 million California school children attended public schools ranked as failing, and that about 40% of Latino and African-American students never complete high school, Romero says:
- "I authored and championed California’s Race to the Top education reforms by declaring that it was time to name names. In countless meetings and hearings I carried a scroll. Not a diploma, but, sadly, a list of hundreds of California schools that are persistently failing...with bipartisan support in the Legislature and the governor’s signature, we created new laws that identify our very worst schools, provide for major turnarounds, improved data systems and high standards. But most importantly, for the first time in the history of California, we gave parents the responsibility for their children’s education. We gave parents real power, allowing them to petition to close or drastically revamp a badly failing school."[2]
Elections
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Romero was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 because of California's term limits.
2006
In 2006 Romero was re-elected to the California State Senate, District 24. She finished with 92,498 votes while her opponent Robert Carver finished with 32,388 votes.[3] Romero raised $556,931 for her campaign fund.
| California State Senate, District 24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Gloria J. Romero (D)
|
92,498 | |||
| Robert Carver (R) | 32,388 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[4][5]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Romero ranked as an 89.[6]
Recent news
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See also
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California state legislative districts
External links
- Gloria Romero's personal website
- Official website of State Senator Gloria Romero
- Legislative profile of Gloria Romero on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Gloria Romero on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ NEWS4SA, "California Democrat changes affiliation to Republican: 'I've had enough'," September 6, 2024
- ↑ San Diego Union Tribune, "Education should make us equal," January 21, 2010
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly," Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
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| Preceded by - |
California State Senate District 24 2001-2010 |
Succeeded by Ed Hernandez |
