Gilbert Cisneros
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Gilbert Ray âGilâ Cisneros, Jr. (born February 12, 1971 (age 55)) is the Democratic party representative from California's 39th congressional district (Yorba Lina) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cisneros was elected to the office on November 6, 2018. He is a member of the far left Congressional Progressive Caucus.
| Gil Cisneros | |||
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| U.S. Representative from California's 39th Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 â present | |||
| Predecessor | Ed Royce | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jacki Cisneros | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Allegiance | United States | ||
| Service/branch | United States Navy | ||
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander | ||
Cisneros, an alleged "philanthropist" who bought his seat with lottery winnings, was accused of sexual harassment by a another California Democrat, "inviting" himself to her hotel room and demanding sex in exchange for a donation from his lottery winnings to her campaign fund.[1]
Rep. Cisneros was defeated for re-election by Young Kim in a rematch of the 2018 Midterms in the 2020 U.S. House elections.[2]