Incumbent
CA-34 primary: first place
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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age51 years old (Nov 25, 1974)
GenderMale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationRiverside Community College (attended, 1993–1996)
Notable personal detailsJimmy Gomez is a U.S. Representative serving California's 34th congressional district, first elected in a June 6, 2017 special election. He previously served in the California State Assembly (2012–2017), including as Majority Whip, and worked as a labor organizer and union political/legislative staffer. He earned a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.P.P. from Harvard University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising taxes on the very wealthy and closing tax loopholes while backing federal investments and programs that expand social supports and lower costs for working families. Has sponsored legislation to strengthen the estate tax and supported major federal spending measures that include tax provisions benefiting lower- and middle-income households.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and other major public-health expansions, and has cosponsored federal legislation to expand affordability and access to health care. Backing includes membership in the Medicare for All caucus and sponsorship/co-sponsorship of bills that build on the Affordable Care Act to lower costs and expand coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections and legal pathways for immigrants, including DREAMers and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status youth, and seeks restrictions/oversight on aggressive immigration enforcement and ICE detention. Has co-sponsored legislation to provide pathways for undocumented young people and joined Democratic colleagues urging closure or oversight of detention facilities and demanding accountability for actions that harm asylum-seekers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad reproductive rights including federal protections for abortion access, co-sponsoring legislation to protect the right to travel for abortion care and to guarantee access to contraception, and has worked with reproductive-health organizations to expand preventive and abortion-related services.
Climate & Energy
Supports aggressive federal climate action including the Green New Deal and federal investments in clean energy and environmental justice. Has sponsored and voted for pro-environment measures and frames climate change as a priority for constituent health and clean-energy investment.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded/background-check legislation and is endorsed by national gun-safety advocacy, and has joined other House Democrats pressing for congressional action on gun-violence prevention. Voting and public advocacy indicate a pro-gun-safety, regulatory approach while continuing to represent a mainstream Democratic stance on public safety and policing reforms.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Jimmy Gomez for CA-34 primary: first place
Fundraising
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