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Brenda Lopez Romero

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Brenda Lopez Romero
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Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 99
Successor: Marvin Lim

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 9, 2020

Contact

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
Image of Carolyn Bourdeaux
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)
 
51.4
 
190,900
Image of Rich McCormick
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
Image of Carolyn Bourdeaux
Carolyn Bourdeaux
 
52.8
 
44,710
Image of Brenda Lopez Romero
Brenda Lopez Romero
 
12.4
 
10,497
Image of Nabilah Islam Parkes
Nabilah Islam Parkes Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
10,447
Image of Rashid Malik
Rashid Malik Candidate Connection
 
8.0
 
6,780
Image of John Eaves
John Eaves
 
7.7
 
6,548
Image of Zahra Karinshak
Zahra Karinshak
 
6.8
 
5,729

Total votes: 84,711
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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
Image of Rich McCormick
Rich McCormick
 
55.1
 
35,280
Image of Renee Unterman
Renee Unterman
 
17.4
 
11,143
Image of Mark Gonsalves
Mark Gonsalves
 
7.2
 
4,640
Image of Lynne Homrich
Lynne Homrich
 
7.1
 
4,567
Image of Eugene Yu
Eugene Yu
 
6.0
 
3,856
Image of Lisa Babbage
Lisa Babbage Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
3,336
Image of Zachary Kennemore
Zachary Kennemore
 
1.9
 
1,195

Total votes: 64,017
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Brenda Lopez Romero
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
Image of Brenda Lopez Romero
Brenda Lopez Romero
 
77.1
 
1,082
Image of Shawn Allen
Shawn Allen
 
22.9
 
321

Total votes: 1,403
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2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Lopez 57.87% 566
     Democratic Jay Trevari 42.13% 412
Total Votes 978


Campaign themes

2020

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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:

  • Working with our state, county and local governments to facilitate improvements in our district.
  • Rebuilding trust with our police departments and county government.
  • Pushing for improvements in economic and community development.
  • Advocating for worker's rights, civil rights, racial justice and equality under the law.
  • Advancing the voice of diverse communities.
  • Promoting civic and voter engagement
  • Championing access to educational opportunities for all.
  • Public transit to improve transportation in our community.[6]
—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
Education
Retirement
State Planning and Community Affairs

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary


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Brenda Lopez Romero campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020U.S. House Georgia District 7Lost primary$171,040 $170,376
2018Georgia House of Representatives District 99Won general$34,291 N/A**
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 99Won $53,278 N/A**
Grand total$258,609 $170,376
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

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2019


2018


2017


2016



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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Hugh Floyd (D)
Georgia House of Representatives District 99
2017-2021
Succeeded by
Marvin Lim (D)


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