Gloria Negrete McLeod | |
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 Negrete Mcleod in 2013 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's35th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Baca (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Norma Torres |
| Member of theCalifornia Senate from the32nd district | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – January 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Nell Soto |
| Succeeded by | Norma Torres |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the61st district | |
| In office December 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Nell Soto |
| Succeeded by | Nell Soto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-09-06)September 6, 1941 (age 84) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Gilbert McLeod |
| Children | 10 |
| Education | Chaffey College |
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born September 6, 1941) is an American politician who was theUnited States representative forCalifornia's 35th congressional district from 2013 to 2015. The district included portions of easternLos Angeles County and westernSan Bernardino County. She was aCalifornia state senator, representing the32nd district, from December 2006 until her election to Congress. Prior to that, she served in theCalifornia State Assembly from 2000 to 2006, after having lost in a 1998 bid for the Assembly. A resident ofChino, she defeatedJoe Baca Jr., in theDemocratic primary for the Senate seat. She defeatedJoe Baca Sr. in her 2012 election to Congress. In February 2014, she announced her intention not to run for reelection, and instead to run for theSan Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.[1] Negrete McLeod lost the November election to Republican state AssemblymanCurt Hagman.[2]
She was born in 1941 inLos Angeles, California. She was president of the board ofChaffey Community College (heralma mater) and was a Chaffey board member for five years. She was reelected to the board in 2015.[3]
She ran for the61st District in theCalifornia State Assembly in 1998 after incumbent RepublicanFred Aguiar was term limited. She lost the Democratic vote toNell Soto in the open primary 53%-47%.[4] In 2000, she ran again and ranked first in the 7-candidate open primary with 28% of the overall vote and 62% of the Democratic vote. Republican Dennis Yates won the Republican vote with 35% and 19% of the overall vote, qualifying for the general election.[5] In the November election, she defeated Yates 54%-43%.[6][7] In 2002, she defeated Republican Matt Munson 62%-38%.[8][9] In 2004, she defeated Republican Alan Wapner, anOntario City Councilman,[10] 64%-36%.[11]
She sponsored legislation to ban age discrimination.[12] In late 2006, she was a key vote in favor ofsame-sex marriage.[13][14][15]
In 2006, Negrete McLeod decided to run for theCalifornia Senate in the32nd district after incumbent Nell Soto was prevented from running for re-election due to term limits. She defeated AssemblymanJoe Baca Jr. in the Democratic primary 61%-39%.[18] She won the November general election unopposed.[19] In 2010, she won re-election to a second term with 68% of the vote.[20]
The 32nd District stretches over two counties encompassing parts ofSan Bernardino County andLos Angeles County. In San Bernardino County, she represents the cities of Chino, Colton, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rialto, and San Bernardino. In Los Angeles County, she represents the city of Pomona.
Negrete McLeod is actively involved in the cleanup ofgroundwater contamination. She focuses on current water supply.[21]
In December 2009, California's weekly periodical Capitol Weekly gave her a 49 score, making her one of the most moderate Democrats in the legislature.[22] TheNARAL Pro-Choice America of California (2014, 2013, et al.) andPlanned Parenthood of California have given her a perfect 100 rating (2012).[23]
In June 2011, after Negrete McLeod found out that theCitizens Redistricting Commission had drawn a new congressional district that was virtually coextensive with her state senate district, she announced she was running for it, saying, "I'm in, I'm in, I'm in, I'm in. There's nobody there." She was referring to the fact that there weren't any incumbent congressmen living in the district.[25]
Negrete McLeod officially announced her candidacy for the newly redrawn and open 35th district on September 6, 2011.[26] She faced CongressmanJoe Baca in the primary. Baca's home is in the 31st District, but his old 43rd District took up almost 60% of the new 35th. In the open primary, Baca ranked first with 45% of the vote, Negrete McLeod ranked second with 36% of the vote, and Green party candidate Anthony Vieyra ranked last with 19% of the vote.[27]
New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg'sIndependence USA PAC spent more than $5 million supporting Negrete McLeod's candidacy.[28] In the November general election, Negrete McLeod defeated Baca 56%-44%.[29]
She and her husband Gilbert L. McLeod, a retired police lieutenant, have 10 children, 27 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.[30]
2000 Democratic Primary, State Assembly District 61
2006 Democratic Primary, State Senate District 32
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 79,698 | 55.9 | |
| Democratic | Joe Baca (Incumbent) | 62,982 | 44.1 | |
| Total votes | 142,680 | 100.0 | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 35th congressional district 2013–2015 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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