Candidate · November 3, 2026
Jimmy Gomez
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 34th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $1.3M
- cash on hand
- $628K
- issues with public statements
- 24
- outside spending for or against
- $991K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 34th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents California's 34th District in the U.S. House.3 |
| How it's decided | Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Jimmy Gomez, the son of Mexican immigrants, attended community college, transferred to and graduated from UCLA, and earned a master's degree in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.5 He worked as an organizer with AFSCME California and as an advocate for nurses with the United Nurses Association of California.5 He served in the California State Assembly, where he wrote an expansion of the state's paid family leave program, and was elected to the U.S. House in 2017.5 He lives in Eagle Rock with his wife, Mary, and their son.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he works to help working families by reducing inflation and making Los Angeles more affordable, and lists access to health care, affordable housing, addressing climate change and protecting reproductive rights among his priorities.6
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejimmygomezforcongress.com1,
2 - Official websitegomez.house.gov3
- X (Twitter)x.com/RepJimmyGomez7
- Facebookfacebook.com/RepJimmyGomez7
- YouTubeyoutube.com/UCOmm091WM6D01xTdzsWNvbQ7
- Instagraminstagram.com/repjimmygomez7
- Campaign websitejimmygomezforcongress.com8,
9 - Facebookfacebook.com/jimmygomezca9
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/jimmygomezca9
- Instagraminstagram.com/jimmygomezca9
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3CATll2ZF0-nBwFU1db-xg9
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act and a founding member of the Medicare for All Caucus.5,
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he cosponsored and voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which it says would codify Roe v. Wade and ensure a right to abortion nationwide.6,
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Right to Contraception Act.6
Housing
His campaign website says he is proposing legislation to build affordable starter homes and give first-time homebuyers up to $50,000 in down payment help.6
- Large federal grants or tax credits for down payments, such as up to $25,000
- Smaller help aimed at lower-income first-time buyers
- No new government help with down payments
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he is working to make national paid family leave a reality and founded the Congressional Dads Caucus to guarantee paid family and sick leave.5,
- Create a national paid leave program for all workers
- Expand tax credits for employers that offer paid leave, without a national requirement
- Keep current federal law, leaving paid leave to employers and states
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the American Family Act, which would create a larger, fully refundable child tax credit paid in advance each month.6
- Make it larger and give the full amount to families with little or no earnings
- Make it larger, while still requiring parents to have earnings to get the full credit
- Keep the credit as set in 2025
His campaign website says he introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act to lower the cost of child care and expand access nationwide.6,
His campaign website says he introduced the EATS Act to remove barriers that keep college students from getting SNAP benefits.6
- Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
- Keep the program as changed in 2025
- Tighten eligibility and work rules further
His campaign website says he helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires federal and state governments to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages.10
- Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
- Let each state decide whether to allow it
- Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the PRO Act to protect and expand workers' right to organize.6,
- Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
- Keep current rules
- Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized
His campaign website says he is committed to raising the minimum wage.6
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he created and passed the first tax credit for used electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, worth up to $4,000.6,
Education
His campaign website says he is a strong advocate for canceling student debt, and that he passed a law making student loan forgiveness tax-free and has introduced a bill to make that permanent.6
- Narrow or end existing forgiveness programs, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Keep current forgiveness programs, with no new cancellation
- Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
- Broad cancellation of student debt
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he consistently cosponsors a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, supports public financing of elections and cosponsors the congressional DISCLOSE Act.6
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Ending Qualified Immunity Act and of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.6
- End qualified immunity for police officers
- Keep qualified immunity as courts apply it now
- Write qualified immunity into federal law
His campaign website says he cosponsored the MORE Act to remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances and voted to decriminalize it federally.6
Immigration
His campaign website says he was one of 19 Democrats who voted against funding President Trump's border wall.6
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented people and a cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act for people brought to the U.S. as children.6
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says he has cosponsored legislation to increase family- and employment-based visas.6
- Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
- Keep green cards and work visas near recent levels
- Admit fewer immigrants than in recent years
- Pause most new legal immigration for a time
His campaign website says he has long pushed to bar ICE from using for-profit private detention centers and cosponsored a bill to overhaul and restrict immigration detention.6
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, which would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment and federal funding.6
- Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
- Add protections with broad exemptions for religious groups and businesses
- No new federal protections; leave it to the states
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website lists among his record helping pass the law that lets Medicare negotiate the prices of some drugs and capped insulin at $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries.10
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Jimmy Gomez served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jimmy Gomez sponsored or cosponsored 25 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)36Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)37Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)38Did not cosponsor
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)39Did not cosponsor
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)40Did not cosponsor
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)41Did not cosponsor
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)42Did not cosponsor
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)43Did not cosponsor
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)44Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)45Did not cosponsor
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)60Did not cosponsor
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)61Did not cosponsor
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)62Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.63
| Raised | $1,336,235 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $796,599 |
| Cash on hand | $628,395 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $73,784 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $247,797 supporting and $743,000 opposing Jimmy Gomez this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 21, 2026.64
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Guardrails Alliance | — | $712,000 |
| BOLD America | $247,797 | — |
| Progress Action Fund | — | $25,000 |
| Justice Democrats PAC | — | $6,000 |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report65filed Aug 13, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report66filed Aug 13, 2025