Glass House: California Legislator Tracker

James Ramos
Assembly Democrat
District 45, San Bernardino
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.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 8310
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0045; (916) 319-2045
District office(s)
290 North D Street, Suite 805, San Bernardino CA 92401; (909) 889-7145
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
Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.
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
California bills in danger in 'suspense file'
By Lynn La, May 10, 2023
Across the aisle: Can bipartisan caucuses change the California Legislature?
By Sameea Kamal, April 25, 2023
Can a suicide hotline help California's Native Americans?
By Lynn La, March 24, 2023
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)
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