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Brenda Lopez Romero
Brenda Lopez Romero (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 99. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on January 11, 2021.
Lopez Romero (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Biography
Lopez Romero graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in political science and received a J.D. from Syracuse University. Lopez Romero’s career experience includes being an associate attorney at Velasquez & Associates Law Firm, a staff attorney at Catholic Charities Atlanta, and an attorney at the Lopez Firm.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated Rich McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 51.4 | 190,900 |
 | Rich McCormick (R) | 48.6 | 180,564 | |
| Total votes: 371,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.8 | 44,710 |
 | Brenda Lopez Romero | 12.4 | 10,497 | |
 | Nabilah Islam Parkes | 12.3 | 10,447 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 8.0 | 6,780 | |
 | John Eaves | 7.7 | 6,548 | |
 | Zahra Karinshak | 6.8 | 5,729 | |
| Total votes: 84,711 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marqus Cole (D)
- David Kim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 55.1 | 35,280 |
 | Renee Unterman | 17.4 | 11,143 | |
 | Mark Gonsalves | 7.2 | 4,640 | |
 | Lynne Homrich | 7.1 | 4,567 | |
 | Eugene Yu | 6.0 | 3,856 | |
 | Lisa Babbage | 5.2 | 3,336 | |
 | Zachary Kennemore | 1.9 | 1,195 | |
| Total votes: 64,017 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Bullock (R)
- Harrison Floyd (R)
- Lerah Lee (R)
- Jacqueline Tseng (R)
2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Brenda Lopez Romero won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 99 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brenda Lopez Romero (D) | 100.0 | 7,362 |
| Total votes: 7,362 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent Brenda Lopez Romero defeated Shawn Allen in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 99 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brenda Lopez Romero | 77.1 | 1,082 |
 | Shawn Allen | 22.9 | 321 | |
| Total votes: 1,403 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016. Incumbent Hugh Floyd (D) did not seek re-election.
Brenda Lopez ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 99 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 99 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brenda Lopez (unopposed) |
100.00% | 8,068 | |
| Total Votes | 8,068 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Brenda Lopez defeated Jay Trevari in the Georgia House of Representatives District 99 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 99 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brenda Lopez |
57.87% | 566 | |
| Democratic | Jay Trevari | 42.13% | 412 | |
| Total Votes | 978 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brenda Lopez Romero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Lopez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | As State Representative for District 99, I want to advocate for our communities,
establishing our district as a model of collaborative and servant leadership in the state by:
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| —Brenda Lopez[7] | ||
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Lopez Romero was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Retirement |
| • State Planning and Community Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Brenda López Romero," accessed April 13, 2020
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vote Brenda Lopez, "Home," accessed May 4, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh Floyd (D) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 99 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Marvin Lim (D) |
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