Jimmy Gomez Quotes

United States, Politician
November 25, 1974

Jimmy Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2017. On June 6, 2017, he won a special election to replace Xavier Becerra in Congress, after Becerra resigned to become Attorney General of California. On July 11, 2017, Gomez was officially sworn in.

I'm still the community college kid with immigrant parents.

Jimmy Gomez
Someone like Bernie Sanders can be in office for 30 years, but he's not the establishment.

Jimmy Gomez

I believe everyone deserves access to clean air and water, and that climate change has exacerbated this challenge.

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- Believe
- Water
- Challenge
I like musicals.

Jimmy Gomez
A lot of the fake news conversation came right after the 2016 election, but it's something that had been discussed before Donald Trump ever ran for president.

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- Trump
- Fake
I'm still that kid that worked at Subway and Target.

Jimmy Gomez
We need to combat Trump's agenda to make sure he can't divide our families.

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- Trump
I feel like the fools who dream and who take risks are the ones who change the world.

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- World
- Dream

I always knew it'd be difficult to balance the right of privacy and the right of free speech. I think that is a tension that we've seen in court case after court case and law after law. And we always strive to find that right balance.

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- Free
- Law
- Balance
I do support 'sanctuary cities,' and I would be a firm, non-negotiable 'no' vote on any deliberations that include the possibility of blocking funding for them.

Jimmy Gomez
- Support
By giving students the proper tools to analyze the media they consume, we can empower them to make informed decisions.

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- Giving
I've seen suffering first-hand, and we have to make sure we relieve people's suffering.

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- People
- Hand
- Suffering
For the son of immigrants to run for elected office, not even a generation after my parents got here, that's what makes America a great place.

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- Great
- America
- Parents
Ensuring guns are out of the reach of children and holding those accountable who are irresponsible is the first step in reducing firearm accidents.

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- Children

My district really wanted me... to take a hard stance against a Donald Trump agenda.

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- Trump
If I was such a corporate Democrat, why would the California Nurses Association, one of the leading advocates for a single-payer system, endorse me?

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- Why
- Single
- California
As a California state legislator, I supported our cap-and-trade law to force polluters to pay for releasing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change.

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- Law
- California