James C. Ramos (born January 29, 1967) is an American politician who is currently in the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Califor ...

. A

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, he represents the 45th Assembly District, which encompasses the

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County ( ), officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of th ...

community of Muscoy and parts of

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, Redlands, Mentone and the city of

San Bernardino San Bernardino ( ) is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 census, making it the List of ...

. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, he served on the

Board of Supervisors and as a Trustee on the

San Bernardino Community College District The San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) is a public community college system in Crafton Hills College and San Bernardino Valley College in southern California. It part of the California Community Colleges System. Since 1926, ...

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. Ramos was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2018 after defeating Republican

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man Henry Gomez Nickel. Ramos is the first

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to be elected to the State Assembly and

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to be elected to the State Legislature. He is a member of the

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Serrano people in San Bernardino County, California.

and served on the tribal council prior to elected office.

2018 California State Assembly election

2020 California State Assembly election

2022 California State Assembly election

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Campaign website
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