Former California State Senator Gloria Romero is a nationally recognized leader on education reform and school choice. First elected to the State Senate in 2001, she represented East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley and rose quickly through the ranks, becoming the first woman to serve as Senate Majority Leader in California history. She was widely regarded as one of the Legislature’s most effective and forceful Democratic leaders.
Prior to the Senate, Romero served as Majority Whip in the California State Assembly, on the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, and on the Los Angeles Elected Charter Reform Commission. As Chair of the Senate Education Committee, she became one of the most influential voices shaping California education policy.
Romero authored landmark legislation such as the Parent Trigger and Open Enrollment Act, the first laws in the nation to give parents real authority over chronically failing schools. She has been a consistent advocate for charter schools, parental empowerment, and merit-based education reform, believing education to be the central civil rights issue of our time.
In 2024, citing the Democratic Party’s abandonment of working-class families and parental rights, she left the party and became a registered Republican.
Now, Romero is running for Lt. Governor of California, alongside gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, to continue her legacy of fighting for quality education reform, as well as to reduce our state’s cost of living so that we can restore opportunity, affordability, and the California Dream.
Michaela Swaney is a Legislative Analyst, Consultant, Government Relations Strategist, and Public Speaker who recently appeared on Trace Gallagher’s Fox News @ Night.
She is passionate about history, politics, and the principles that shaped our nation. Michaela serves as a Legislative Analyst for the California Federated Republican Women and runs a business development and legislative consulting firm in the Sacramento area.
She will talk to us about the upcoming November election, the challenges in working with the California State Legislature, and the top 10 proposed tax hikes we will have to watch out for in 2026.
Palos Verdes Golf Club (PVGC)
3301 Vía Campesina
Palos Verdes Estates, CA, 90274
Check-in Begins at 10:15 am
Palos Verdes Peninsula Republican Women Federated meets at the beautiful Palos Verdes Golf Club located at 3301 Vía Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 . All are welcomed to attend our meetings, which are generally held the fourth Tuesday of the month (except during June, July, and December).
We start with social time at 10:30 am, meeting at 11:00 am with a delicious lunch/dessert followed by informative and interesting speakers discussing current National/State/Local politics. We offer boutiques, highlights of Club Members and worthy philanthropic opportunities.
Our meetings feature a variety of programs and speakers during the year, including candidate forums and discussions of statewide and local ballot measures before the primary and general elections. Please join us to learn more about our activities and how, together, we can make a difference.
We utilize the GoDaddy Payments platform for our meeting reservations, if you so choose. Information on the next meeting will be updated each month.