If elected, California GOP nominee, a former Democrat, vows to fight campus Jew-hatred
Gloria Romero, a former California state Senate majority leader who spent decades as a Democrat before joining the Republican Party in 2024, told JNS that the explosion of Jew-hatred at University of California, Los Angeles…
Assessment
Gloria Romero, a former Democratic state Senate leader now running as the California GOP nominee, is centering her campaign on combating antisemitism on college campuses. Her shift in party allegiance and focus on campus Jew-hatred signals an attempt to draw Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. The outcome will test whether this issue can sway a key voting bloc in a deeply blue state.