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Eloise Gomez Reyes

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Eloise Gomez Reyes
Democratic Party
California State Senate District 29
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
1
Predecessor: Josh Newman (D)
Prior offices:
California State Assembly District 50
Years in office: 2022 - 2024
Predecessor: Richard Bloom (D)
Successor: Robert Garcia (D)
California State Assembly District 47
Years in office: 2016 - 2022
Successor: Greg Wallis (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
High school
Colton High School
Associates
San Bernardino Valley College, 1976
Bachelor's
University of Southern California, 1978
Law
Loyola Law School, 1981
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Official website
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Eloise Gomez Reyes (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 29. She assumed office on December 2, 2024. Her current term ends on December 4, 2028.

Reyes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 29. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Reyes served as the House majority leader for the 2021-2022 legislative session.[1]

Biography

Eloise Gomez Reyes graduated from Colton High School. Reyes earned an A.A. in liberal studies from San Bernardino Valley College in 1976, a bachelor's in public administration in 1978, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 1981. Her career experience includes working as an attorney in private practice.[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Reyes was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Judiciary
• Labor and Employment
• Privacy and Consumer Protection
• Utilities and Energy

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.


Elections

2024

See also: California State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Senate District 29

Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Carlos A. Garcia in the general election for California State Senate District 29 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
57.0
 
160,820
Image of Carlos A. Garcia
Carlos A. Garcia (R) Candidate Connection
 
43.0
 
121,085

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 281,905
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 29

Eloise Gomez Reyes and Carlos A. Garcia defeated Kathleen Torres Hazelton and Jason O'Brien in the primary for California State Senate District 29 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
45.0
 
44,977
✔
Image of Carlos A. Garcia
Carlos A. Garcia (R) Candidate Connection
 
32.0
 
31,947
Image of Kathleen Torres Hazelton
Kathleen Torres Hazelton (R)
 
13.0
 
12,996
Image of Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien (D)
 
10.0
 
10,045

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 99,965
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Sheela Stark in the general election for California State Assembly District 50 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
56.9
 
51,340
Image of Sheela Stark
Sheela Stark (R) Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
38,851

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 90,191
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 50

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes and Sheela Stark defeated Rodgir Cohen in the primary for California State Assembly District 50 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
57.0
 
26,540
✔
Image of Sheela Stark
Sheela Stark (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
18,428
Image of Rodgir Cohen
Rodgir Cohen (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
1,577

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 46,545
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 47

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes defeated Matthew Gordon in the general election for California State Assembly District 47 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
69.0
 
109,635
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Matthew Gordon (R) Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
49,170

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 158,805
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 47

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes and Matthew Gordon advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 47 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
71.0
 
45,618
✔
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Matthew Gordon (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.0
 
18,649

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,267
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 47

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes won election in the general election for California State Assembly District 47 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
100.0
 
77,458

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 77,458
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 47

Incumbent Eloise Gomez Reyes advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 47 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eloise Gomez Reyes
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
 
100.0
 
30,629

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 30,629
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[3]

Eloise Reyes defeated incumbent Cheryl Brown in the California State Assembly District 47 general election.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 47 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eloise Reyes 54.56% 62,432
     Democratic Cheryl Brown Incumbent 45.44% 51,994
Total Votes 114,426
Source: California Secretary of State


Incumbent Cheryl Brown and Eloise Reyes defeated Aissa Chanel Sanchez in the California State Assembly District 47 Blanket primary.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 47 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cheryl Brown Incumbent 44.06% 25,165
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eloise Reyes 35.61% 20,342
     Republican Aissa Chanel Sanchez 20.33% 11,613
Total Votes 57,120

2014

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See also: California's 31st Congressional District elections, 2014

Gomez Reyes ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District. She was defeated in the blanket primary for the seat that was left open following the retirement of Rep. Gary Miller (R)



U.S. House, California District 31 Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Chabot 26.6% 14,163
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPete Aguilar 17.4% 9,242
     Republican Lesli Gooch 17% 9,033
     Democratic Eloise Reyes 15.9% 8,461
     Democratic Joe Baca 11.2% 5,954
     Democratic Danny Tillman 8.7% 4,659
     Republican Ryan Downing 3.3% 1,737
Total Votes 53,249
Source: California Secretary of State

Endorsements

Reyes received the endorsement of Rep. Xavier Becerra. This endorsement breaks with that of the DCCC, which endorsed Pete Aguilar early in the race.[8]

Reyes also received the endorsement of former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. She said, "In this day and age when the powerful special interests are gaining even more power, the working families that make our country strong need a strong voice and their own tenacious fighter in Congress. Eloise Gomez Reyes is the person for the job. She has spent her entire career fighting for working families and people who can’t fight for themselves."[9]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Eloise Gomez Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Eloise Gomez Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Eloise Gomez Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Eloise Gomez Reyes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024California State Senate District 29Won general$1,577,848 $1,381,170
2022California State Assembly District 50Won general$1,035,555 $1,042,851
2020California State Assembly District 47Won general$792,466 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 47Won $766,901 N/A**
Grand total$4,172,770 $2,424,021
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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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Personal

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Reyes and her husband, Frank, have one child.[10]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Inland Empire Community News, "Speaker Rendon appoints Assemblymember Eloise Goméz Reyes Majority Leader," December 7, 2020
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Eloise Gomez Reyes," accessed January 15, 2023
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    8. ↑ Huffington Post, "Split In Democratic Party Establishment As Xavier Becerra Endorses Eloise Gomez Reyes," February 21, 2014
    9. ↑ Roll Call, "Hilda Solis Endorses in California House Primary," February 24, 2014
    10. ↑ Campaign website, "About Eloise," accessed April 23, 2014

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