Eloise Reyes | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the California State Assembly |
Term Start: | December 4, 2020 |
Term End: | July 3, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Ian Calderon |
Successor: | Isaac Bryan |
Office1: | Member of the California Assembly |
Constituency1: | 47th district (2016-2022) 50th district (2022-present) |
Term Start1: | December 5, 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Cheryl Brown |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1956 |
Birth Place: | Colton, California, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Frank Reyes |
Children: | 1 |
Education: | University of Southern California (BS) Loyola Marymount University (JD) |
Eloise Gómez Reyes (born January 27, 1956) is an American politician who formerly served as the Majority Leader of the California State Assembly.[1] She is a Democrat representing the 50th Assembly District, encompassing urban parts of southwestern San Bernardino County, including the cities of Rialto, Colton, and Fontana. She was first elected to the 47th Assembly District by defeating fellow Democrat Cheryl Brown in 2016, who she claimed was not progressive enough.
Prior to her election to the assembly, she was an attorney. In 2014, Reyes ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in the 31st Congressional District, coming in fourth place in the June primary.
Reyes is a member of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus.[2]