James Ramos

James Ramos

Democratic Party

California State Assembly District 45

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Jesse Gabriel

Prior offices

San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3

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California State Assembly District 40

Successor: Pilar Schiavo

Predecessor: Marc Steinorth

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Compensation

Base salary

$128,215/year

Per diem

$214/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Victor Valley College

Bachelor's

California State University, San Bernardino

Graduate

University of Redlands

Contact

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James Ramos (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 45. He assumed office on December 5, 2022. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Ramos (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the California State Assembly to represent District 45. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

James Ramos is a member of the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe. He was born on and lives on the San Manuel Indian Reservation in San Bernardino County, California. Ramos graduated from San Gorgonio High School. He earned an A.A. in business from Victor Valley College, a B.A. in accounting at California State University, San Bernardino, and a master's of business administration (MBA) from the University of Redlands. Ramos was appointed to serve on the State Board of Education, the San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees, and the California State Native American Heritage Commission. He was elected to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, where he served as board chair. Ramos also served as chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget Committee
• Governmental Organization Committee
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Rules Committee, Chair
• Rules Committee, Chair

2021-2022

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Rules Committee
• Budget Committee
• Governmental Organization Committee
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Rules Committee

2019-2020

Ramos was assigned to the following committees:

• Rules Committee
• Budget Committee
• Health Committee
• Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Rules Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos defeated Scott Olson in the general election for California State Assembly District 45 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	63.8	87,062
	Submit photo	Scott Olson (R)	36.2	49,304

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 136,366
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos and Scott Olson advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 45 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	99.0	31,826
✔	Submit photo	Scott Olson (R) (Write-in)	1.0	334

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,160
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos defeated Joseph Martinez in the general election for California State Assembly District 45 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	60.7	45,194
		Joseph Martinez (R)	39.3	29,209

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,403
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos and Joseph Martinez advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 45 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	64.1	26,402
✔		Joseph Martinez (R)	35.9	14,783

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,185
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2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 40

Incumbent James Ramos defeated Jennifer Tullius in the general election for California State Assembly District 40 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	58.4	111,885
	Submit photo	Jennifer Tullius (R)	41.6	79,821

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 191,706
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 40

Incumbent James Ramos and Jennifer Tullius advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 40 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	59.4	54,923
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Tullius (R)	40.6	37,590

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,513
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2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 40

James Ramos defeated Henry Gomez Nickel in the general election for California State Assembly District 40 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	59.5	77,585
		Henry Gomez Nickel (R)	40.5	52,746

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,331
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 40

Henry Gomez Nickel and James Ramos defeated Libbern Cook in the primary for California State Assembly District 40 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Henry Gomez Nickel (R)	45.7	29,550
✔		James Ramos (D)	40.7	26,297
		Libbern Cook (D)	13.6	8,777

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 64,624
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos defeated Joseph Martinez in the general election for California State Assembly District 45 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	60.7	45,194
		Joseph Martinez (R)	39.3	29,209

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,403
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45

Incumbent James Ramos and Joseph Martinez advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 45 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Ramos (D)	64.1	26,402
✔		Joseph Martinez (R)	35.9	14,783

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,185
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2020

James Ramos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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James Ramos campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	California State Assembly District 45	Won general	$936,337	$1,288,452
2022	California State Assembly District 45	Won general	$1,283,490	$1,674,527
2020	California State Assembly District 40	Won general	$1,741,455	N/A**
Grand total			$3,961,283	$2,962,979
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Jesse Gabriel (D)	California State Assembly District 45 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Marc Steinorth (R)	California State Assembly District 40 2018-2022	Succeeded by Pilar Schiavo (D)
Preceded by -	San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3 -2018	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the California State Assembly

Leadership

Majority Leader:Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

Minority Leader:James Gallagher

Representatives

District 1

Heather Hadwick (R)

District 2

Chris Rogers (D)

District 3

James Gallagher (R)

District 4

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)

District 5

Joe Patterson (R)

District 6

Maggy Krell (D)

District 7

Josh Hoover (R)

District 8

David Tangipa (R)

District 9

Heath Flora (R)

District 10

Stephanie Nguyen (D)

District 11

Lori Wilson (D)

District 12

Damon Connolly (D)

District 13

Rhodesia Ransom (D)

District 14

Buffy Wicks (D)

District 15

Anamarie Avila Farias (D)

District 16

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)

District 17

Matt Haney (D)

District 18

Mia Bonta (D)

District 19

Catherine Stefani (D)

District 20

Liz Ortega (D)

District 21

Diane Papan (D)

District 22

Juan Alanis (R)

District 23

Marc Berman (D)

District 24

Alex Lee (D)

District 25

Ash Kalra (D)

District 26

Patrick Ahrens (D)

District 27

Esmeralda Soria (D)

District 28

Gail Pellerin (D)

District 29

Robert Rivas (D)

District 30

Dawn Addis (D)

District 31

Joaquin Arambula (D)

District 32

Stan Ellis (R)

District 33

Alexandra Macedo (R)

District 34

Tom Lackey (R)

District 35

Jasmeet Bains (D)

District 36

Jeff Gonzalez (R)

District 37

Gregg Hart (D)

District 38

Steve Bennett (D)

District 39

Juan Carrillo (D)

District 40

Pilar Schiavo (D)

District 41

John Harabedian (D)

District 42

Jacqui Irwin (D)

District 43

Celeste Rodriguez (D)

District 44

Nick Schultz (D)

District 45

James Ramos (D)

District 46

Jesse Gabriel (D)

District 47

Greg Wallis (R)

District 48

Blanca Rubio (D)

District 49

Mike Fong (D)

District 50

Robert Garcia (D)

District 51

Rick Zbur (D)

District 52

Jessica Caloza (D)

District 53

Michelle Rodriguez (D)

District 54

Mark Gonzalez (D)

District 55

Isaac Bryan (D)

District 56

Lisa Calderon (D)

District 57

Sade Elhawary (D)

District 58

Leticia Castillo (R)

District 59

Phillip Chen (R)

District 60

Corey Jackson (D)

District 61

Tina McKinnor (D)

District 62

Jose Solache (D)

District 63

Bilal Essayli (R)

District 64

Blanca Pacheco (D)

District 65

Mike Gipson (D)

District 66

Al Muratsuchi (D)

District 67

Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)

District 68

Avelino Valencia (D)

District 69

Josh Lowenthal (D)

District 70

Tri Ta (R)

District 71

Kate Sanchez (R)

District 72

Diane Dixon (R)

District 73

Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)

District 74

Laurie Davies (R)

District 75

Carl DeMaio (R)

District 76

Darshana Patel (D)

District 77

Tasha Horvath (D)

District 78

Christopher Ward (D)

District 79

LaShae Sharp-Collins (D)

District 80

David Alvarez (D)

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