Gomez, Jimmy, 1974-

Jimmy C. Gomez (born November 25, 1974) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. Representative for California's 34th congressional district since 2017.

Born in Fullerton, California, he graduated from Ramona High School in Riverside, California before attending Riverside Community College and earning a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.P.P. from Harvard University. After college, Gomez was an organizer fighting for working families in his community with AFSCME CA and later as an advocate for front-line nurses represented by United Nurses Association of California. He also served on the staff of Congresswoman Hilda Solis for a period. Gomez was elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, serving as State Assembly Majority Whip from 2013 to 2014. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016.

On December 5, 2016, Gomez announced his candidacy for the special election to succeed Xavier Becerra in the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. Coming in first in the special election but failing to receive a majority of the votes, Gomez would win the seat in a runoff with fellow Democrat Robert Lee Ahn. In the 117th Congress, he serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, sits on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, and serves as an Assistant Whip for the House Democratic Caucus. Congressman Gomez is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and Future Forum.