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2020 General Election
Still learning
Gil Cisneros’ father served in Vietnam. While in Vietnam, he was exposed to Agent Orange and damaged by it. When Gil Cisneros was a child.
Gil Cisneros’ mother served in a cafeteria while her husband was in Vietnam. She didn’t make a lot. She was on her own. When Gil Cisneros was a child.
Gil Cisneros https://cisnerosforcongress.com/ joined the Navy in 1994. He was a Supply Officer. When he was a Republican.
Gil Cisneros got a BA while he was in the Navy, from George Washington University. When he was a Republican.
Gil Cisneros got an MBA while he was in the Navy, from Regis University. When he was a Republican.
Gil Cisneros went to work for Frito Lay after he left the Navy — in operational resources. He was a shipping and manufacturing supervisor. He was a Republican when he started. He had been a Democrat for two years before he was laid off in 2010. Did Obama make him a Democrat?
Gil Cisneros won the lottery – in 2010. $266 million. Weeks after he was laid off. Providence.
Gil Cisneros and his wife became philanthropists. They endowed scholarships for Latino students at George Washington University and at the University of Southern California. They started a movement to ensure that every Latino family has at least one college graduate. They created a Foundation to provide mentorships. He was a Democrat and a philanthropist.
Gil Cisneros wanted to learn more about education. Providence. He spent a year there. He got a Master’s in Urban Educational Policy from Brown University in 2015. He had become a Democrat and an activist and was about to become a candidate.
Gil Cisneros started his run for Congress in 2017. He targeted incumbent Republican Ed Royce for his votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Royce announced his retirement. Cisneros and Andy Thornburn, with the assistance of the California Democratic Party and the DCCC declared a truce. No negative campaigning against each other as they hoped to prevent two Republicans from excluding Democrats from the top of the non-partisan primary. Cisneros came in second to the Republican, then won the run off. He became a Congressman.
What kind of Congressmen has Gil Cisneros become? The kind who joins both the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the moderate New Democrat Coalition. That is where he belongs on the Democrats’ political spectrum. He joined the thirty-eight member Hispanic Caucus and the thirty-one member Asian Pacific American Caucus. He is a practical Member of Congress.
During his campaign, Gil Cisneros discussed the importance of the Democrats having new leadership in Congress. He said the same thing after he was elected. He also praised Nancy Pelosi’s strengths. When the Democrats nominated a speaker, he made no announcements, but he appeared to have voted for her. When they had the vote for Speaker in January, he voted for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. He is a practical Member of Congress.
He’s learning about the opportunities he has and the limits on his power – even with a Democratic majority, even when he did not oppose the elected Speaker.
Ex Navy, he is a member of the Committee on Armed Services. One of 14 freshmen of the 32 Democratic committee members.
- He is a member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. One of five freshmen of the nine Democratic subcommittee members.
- He is a member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. One of five freshmen on of the eleven Democratic subcommittee members.
- Ex Navy, he is a member of the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs. One of ten freshman of the sixteen Democratic Committee members (including one from a US Territory)
- He is a member of the Subcommittee on Disability and Memorial Affairs. One of four freshmen of the five Democratic Committee members. The fifth is from a US Territory.
- He is a member of the Subcommittee on Health. One of three freshmen of the seven Democratic Committee members.
Gil Cisneros https://cisnerosforcongress.com/ was elected by a majority of 6,711 votes. That is not one of the very closest races, but it is still very close. He has had his life transformed and has transformed it himself. He left the Navy and became a civilian. He left the Republican party and became a Democrat. He left his civilian job involuntarily. Having won the lottery, he became a philanthropist, an educator, and activist, and a politician. He become a Member of Congress. Let’s keep him there. He has discovered a calling – helping other people. While he is doing that, help him out.
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The most vulnerable Democrat in the US Senate is Doug Jones of Alabama. Political Note #189
Two Members of Congress won by less than 1,000 votes in 2018:
- TJ Cox CA 21 Political Note #192
- Ben McAdams UT 04 Political Note #190
Six Members of Congress won by less than 4,000 votes in 2018
Eight Members of Congress won by less than 5,000 votes in 2018
- Anthony Brindisi NY 22 Political Note #200
- Joe Cunningham SC 01 Political Note #199
- Jared Golden ME 02 Political Note #196
- Kendra Horn OK 05 Political Note #193
- Andy Kim NJ 03 Political Note #194
- Lucy McBath GA 06 Political Note #191
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Political Note #201
- Xochitl Torres Small NM 03 Political Note #195
Three more won be a margin of more than 5,000 but less than 10,000.
- Cynthia Axne IA 03 Political Note #204
- Cil Cisneros CA 39 Political Note #203
- Elaine Luria VA 02 Political Note #202
