Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
James Ramos
Assembly Democrat
District 45, Highland
Time in office
Assembly: 2018—Present
Background
County Supervisor / Businessman
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember James Ramos has taken at least $1.3 million from the Party sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 59% of his total campaign contributions.
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Capitol office
Capitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 8310
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0045; (916) 319-2045
District office(s)
10350 Commerce Center Drive, Suite A-200, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730; (909) 476-5023
Biographical information
Birth Place
San Manuel Indian Reservation, CA
Race/Ethnicity
Native American
Residence
San Manuel Indian Reservation, CA
Gender
Male
Born
January 29, 1967
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money James Ramos has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $1,267,293 $1.3 M | 59% | |
| $219,045 $219k | 10% | |
| $60,970 $60k | 3% | |
| $36,749 $36k | 2% | |
| $33,685 $33k | 2% | |
| $33,100 $33k | 2% | |
| $19,940 $19k | <1% | |
| $17,205 $17k | <1% | |
| $11,752 $11k | <1% | |
| $11,095 $11k | <1% | |
| $9,000 $9k | <1% | |
| $7,950 $7k | <1% | |
| $4,565 $4k | <1% | |
| $4,500 $4k | <1% | |
| $3,042 $3k | <1% | |
| Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified. | ||
Committees this legislator serves on
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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Assembly District 45 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
|
D
|
James Ramos (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
60.7% | |
|
R
|
Joseph (Joe) W. Martinez
Republican
|
39.3% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
UC strike could stretch on despite tentative deal
By Emily Hoeven, December 19, 2022
Budget whiplash: California faces $25 billion deficit
By Emily Hoeven, November 17, 2022
Native American students hope a new education law helps reverse years of misinformation
By Joe Hong, September 30, 2022
Other legislators
Here are any other legislators from Assembly District 45 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.
Jesse Gabriel (currently in office)