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District 40, Rancho Cucamonga

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

1021 O Street, Suite 4110
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0040; (916) 319-2040

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

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How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Selected Legislator

Democratic

Republican

Independent

No longer in this office

Liberal

Conservative

This legislator was Moderate Left relative to colleagues in the state Assembly last year.

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Campaign contributions received by sector

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This is how much money James Ramos has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.

Broad sector	Amount	Percent
Party	$1,267,293 $1.3 M	59%
Government Agencies/Education/Other	$219,045 $219k	10%
General Business	$60,970 $60k	3%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$36,749 $36k	2%
Ideology/Single Issue	$33,685 $33k	2%
Labor	$33,100 $33k	2%
Agriculture	$19,940 $19k	<1%
Construction	$17,205 $17k	<1%
Communications & Electronics	$11,752 $11k	<1%
Energy & Natural Resources	$11,095 $11k	<1%
Health	$9,000 $9k	<1%
Transportation	$7,950 $7k	<1%
Unitemized Contributions	$4,565 $4k	<1%
Candidate Contributions	$4,500 $4k	<1%
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$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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Budget

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Oversees Assembly consideration of the annual state budget including oversight of several budget subcommittees.

Governmental Organization

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Bills involving alcohol, Indian gaming, horseracing, gambling, tobacco, public records, open meetings laws, state holidays, outdoor advertising and emergency services/natural disasters.

Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

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Bills involving business advocacy; California-Mexico trade relations; California overseas trade offices; Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development; economic disaster relief; foreign investments in California; industrial innovation; interstate commerce; seaports and physical infrastructure; small business; state and local economic development; women and minority business.

Local Government

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Bills involving land use, housing plans, local agency formation commissions (LAFCO), city and county organization, special districts, special taxes, infrastructure financing districts, local government finance, charter cities and counties, eminent domain, military base reuse.

Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)

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Bills involving Cal-Vet loan program, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Guard and veterans

How special interest groups rate this legislator

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82%

2020

California Chamber of Commerce

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California Chamber of Commerce is an advocacy group for California employers. It claims more than 14,000 members representing a quarter of the state’s private sector workforce.

64%

2020

California Labor Federation

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The California Labor Federation is an umbrella organization that claims to represent more than 1,200 labor unions representing 2.1 million workers in manufacturing, retail, construction, hospitality, public sector, health care, entertainment and other industries.

46%

2020

California Environmental Voters

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California Environmental Voters advocates for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. It was started in 1972.

89%

2020

California Teachers Association

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California Teachers Association is a labor organization representing K12 school teachers. With 310,000 members It is the largest affiliate of the National Education Assn.

13%

2020

Courage California

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Courage California is a progressive advocacy organization seeking policy change on issues including equity, representative democracy and institutional corruption.

50%

2020

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association advocates for limited taxation and for the “economical, equitable and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.” It was founded by Howard and Estelle Jarvis, who championed Proposition 13 in 1978, California’s landmark property tax limit.

Assembly District 40 demographics

Safe Democratic district

Next election: 2022

How to read these charts

District

State

Voter registration

Dem

42%

46%

GOP

30%

24%

No party

22%

24%

Other

Race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino

48%

39%

White

29%

37%

Asian

14%

Black or African American

10%

Multi-race

Median household income

$66,136

$75,235

Median age

33.2

36.5

Poverty rate

16%

13%

Bachelor's degree or higher

28%

34%

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Most recent election

2020 General

James C. Ramos (Incumbent)

Democratic

58.4%

Jennifer Tullius

Republican

41.6%

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James Ramos

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Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

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Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)

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California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 40 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Native American students hope a new education law helps reverse years of misinformation

Misfire: Behind the California concealed carry bill's big fail

UC Hastings law school, tribal leaders discuss reparations

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James Ramos

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Campaign contributions

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Capitol office

District office(s)

Biographical information

Birth Place

Race/Ethnicity

Residence

Gender

Born

Identifies as

How this legislator voted in 2019-2020

Campaign contributions received by sector

Committees this legislator serves on

Budget

Governmental Organization

Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy

Local Government

Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)

How special interest groups rate this legislator

California Chamber of Commerce

California Labor Federation

California Environmental Voters

California Teachers Association

Courage California

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Assembly District 40 demographics

Most recent election

2020 General

CalMatters coverage about this legislator

Native American students hope a new education law helps reverse years of misinformation

Misfire: Behind the California concealed carry bill's big fail

UC Hastings law school, tribal leaders discuss reparations

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