Gloria Romero

Gloria’s run for Lieutenant Governor ; Education reform, parental rights, and statewide policy priorities.

Gloria Romero is a former California State Senator and nationally recognized leader on education reform and school choice. First elected to the Senate in 2001, she represented East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley and became the first woman to serve as Senate Majority Leader in California history.

As Chair of the Senate Education Committee, Romero authored landmark legislation such as the Parent Trigger and Open Enrollment Act, empowering parents and expanding educational opportunity. Raised in a working-class family, she earned a PhD from the University of California, Riverside, and later served as a professor at Cal State Los Angeles, where she is Professor Emeritus.

In 2024, Romero left the Democratic Party and became a Republican. She is now a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of California, focused on education reform, affordability, and restoring opportunity for working families.