Gloria Romero
What this job does: Takes over if the governor dies, resigns, is removed or is out of state. Presides over the state Senate and breaks tie votes there. Chairs the Commission for Economic Development, sits on the State Lands Commission and Ocean Protection Council, and on the boards of the state's university systems. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Educator/Businesswoman (ballot designation)
Background
- Earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. source: ballotpedia.org
- Member of the California State Assembly, 1998-2000, serving as Majority Whip. source: ballotpedia.org
- Member of the California State Senate, District 24, 2001-2010, elected as a Democrat. source: ballotpedia.org
- Championed California's Race to the Top education reforms, which let parents petition to overhaul or close the lowest-performing schools. source: ballotpedia.org
- Announced on September 4, 2024 that Romero was leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican. source: ballotpedia.org
- Describes Romero's own background as a former California Senate Majority Leader (candidate statement). source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Restore education standards source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
- Reduce government waste source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
- An economic plan for businesses source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
- Protect water and farmland source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
- Defend Title IX in sports and fight antisemitism on campuses source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov (Secretary of State)
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