Georgette Gómez
Georgette Gómez is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 9. Gómez is a Democrat, though city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. In December 2018, Gómez was unanimously appointed president of the city council. Gómez is a candidate in the 2020 elections to represent California's 53rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.Gómez was born in San Diego to working class immigrants. She was raised in Barrio Logan. Gómez attended Serra High School and later graduated from San Diego State University majoring in Environmental and Natural Resource Geography. Gomez resides in the Azalea Park neighborhood within City Heights.Career
The 2016 San Diego City Council election for District 9 featured an open seat due to incumbent Marti Emerald choosing not to seek reelection. District 9 includes the neighborhoods of Alvarado Estates, City Heights, College Area, College View Estates, El Cerrito, Kensington, Mountain View, Mt. Hope, Rolando, Southcrest, and Talmadge. In the June 2016 primary, Gómez came in second to Ricardo Flores, Emerald's chief of staff. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes in the primary, a runoff election was held in November 2016 between Flores and Gómez. Gómez was then elected to the City Council in November with a majority of the votes.
On December 10, 2018, the city council voted unanimously to appoint Gómez to be the council president. In this role, she automatically gained a seat on the board of directors of the San Diego Association of Governments. She also served as the chairwoman of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System from January 2018 to October 2019.
In September 2019, Gómez announced her candidacy in the 2020 elections to represent California's 53rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Gómez and Sara Jacobs advanced to the November 2020 runoff election.Election results
