James C. Ramos
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 45 (elected 2018; represented District 40 before 2022 redistricting)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember/Business Owner (ballot designation)
- Lives in
- San Manuel Indian Reservation (Highland area)
Background
- Earned an associate degree in business from Victor Valley College, a bachelor's degree in accounting from California State University, San Bernardino, and an MBA from the University of Redlands. source: ramos.asmdc.org
- Member of the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe and former chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. source: ramos.asmdc.org
- Served on the San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees and the California State Board of Education, and chaired the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2017. source: ramos.asmdc.org
- Elected to the Assembly in 2018 as the first California Native American state lawmaker. source: ramos.asmdc.org
- Chairs Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 and the Select Committee on Native American Affairs; formerly chaired the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. source: ramos.asmdc.org
In their own words
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- Focus on helping the Inland Empire source: jamesramos.org
- Resources for firefighters and support for crime victims source: jamesramos.org
- Oppose cuts to schools and the health care system source: jamesramos.org
- Anti-bullying efforts, mental health resources and suicide prevention source: jamesramos.org
- Protect small businesses from frivolous lawsuits source: jamesramos.org
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