Gloria J. Romero
Gloria J. Romero (Republican Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of California. Romero is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Romero (Democratic Party) was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 24. Romero assumed office in 2001. Romero left office in 2010.
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
2026
See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Lieutenant Governor of California
The following candidates are running in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of California on June 2, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Josh Fryday (D) | |
 | Janelle Kellman (D)  | |
 | Jeyson Lopez (D) | |
 | Fiona Ma (D) | |
 | Oliver Ma (D) | |
 | Tim Myers (D) | |
 | Abdur Sikder (D) | |
 | Michael Tubbs (D) | |
| David Collenberg (R) | ||
 | David Fennell (R) | |
 | Ebie Lynch (R) | |
 | Gloria J. Romero (R) | |
| Skip Shelton (R) | ||
| Rakesh Christian (No party preference) | ||
 | Sean Collinson (No party preference) | |
| Alice Stek (Peace and Freedom Party) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Toni Atkins (D)
- Steven Bradford (D)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Messiah DuPont (R)
- Brian Jones (R)
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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)
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92,498 | |||
| Robert Carver (R) | 32,388 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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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]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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
