Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
Member of the California State Senate
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2020
Preceded byMike Morrell
Personal details
Born
Rosilicie Ochoa

(1972-06-30) June 30, 1972 (age 52)
California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGreg Bogh (m. 1996)
Children3
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (born June 30, 1972)[1] is an American politician, businesswoman, and former educator who is a member of the California State Senate from the 23rd district. Elected in 2020, she is the first Republican Latina state senator in California's history.

Early life and education

Ochoa Bogh was born in California, the daughter of Mexican immigrants.[2] As a child, she lived in Hawaii, Mexico, and Florida before settling in San Bernardino, California. She graduated from San Bernardino High School and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Bogh then earned her teaching credential from California State University, San Bernardino.[3]

Career

After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, Ochoa Bogh worked as an English teacher. She also served on the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District School Board. Ochoa Bogh has since worked as a real estate agent in Yucaipa.[3]

In July 2019, Ochoa Bogh announced her candidacy for the California State Senate.[2] In the nonpartisan blanket primary, she placed second in a field of five candidates, outpolling conservative Beaumont City Councilman Lloyd White. In the November general election, she defeated the Democratic nominee, San Bernardino School Board Trustee Abigail Medina, by a 5% margin and assumed office December 7, 2020. She is the first Latina California state senator of the Republican Party.[4][5]

Personal life

Ochoa Bogh met her husband, Greg Bogh, while they were attending San Bernardino High School. Greg Bogh is also a member of the Yucaipa City Council. They have three children and live in Yucaipa, California.[2]

Elections

2020

California State Senate election, 2020
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abigail Medina 59,881 28.1
Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 52,820 24.8
Republican Lloyd White 46,267 21.7
Democratic Kris Goodfellow 37,153 17.4
Republican Cristina Puraci 17,028 8.0
Total votes 213,149 100.0
General election
Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 224,945 52.5
Democratic Abigail Medina 203,403 47.5
Total votes 428,348 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. ^ a b c Emerson, Sandra (2019-06-28). "Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, a real estate agent and former teacher in Yucaipa, joins race for 23rd Senate District". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Ochoa Bogh wants to bring civility to Sacramento". Highland Community News. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  4. ^ Large, Steve (December 9, 2022). "GOP numbers at California Capitol at their lowest levels in a century". CBS News.
  5. ^ Miranda, Mathew (December 19, 2022). "Californians just elected 4 Hispanic GOP state lawmakers. They're barred from the Latino Caucus". The Sacramento Bee.