American government official and politician (born 1971)
Gil Cisneros
10th Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
In office August 24, 2021 – September 8, 2023
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
Matthew Donovan
Succeeded by
Ashish Vazirani (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 39th district
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by
Ed Royce
Succeeded by
Young Kim
Personal details
Born
Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr.
(1971-02-12) February 12, 1971 (age 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (2008–present)
Other political affiliations
Republican (before 2008)
Spouse
Jacki
Children
2
Education
George Washington University (BA) Regis University (MBA) Brown University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. (born February 12, 1971)[1] is an American government official, philanthropist, and politician who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in the Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative for California's 39th congressional district from 2019 to 2021.
In 2010, he and his wife won a $266 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot[2] and became philanthropists. He was elected to the House in 2018 to represent California's 39th congressional district.[3] He was defeated in his 2020 bid for reelection by former California State Assembly member Young Kim, whom he had defeated in 2018. In April 2021, he was nominated by President Biden to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and after confirmation by the Senate, he assumed office on August 24, 2021.[4] On August 1, 2023, he announced he was stepping down from his position in the Pentagon in early September. On September 18 he announced his candidacy for California's 31st congressional district in the 2024 election.[5][6]
^"CISNEROS, Gil - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress.
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^"Democrat Cisneros wins OC's 39th district". November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^"Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness - The Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^"Cisneros to leave Pentagon in early September after controversial tenure". July 31, 2023.
^Altimari, Daniela (September 18, 2023). "Cisneros eyes open California seat for return to Congress". Roll Call. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
University. Cisneros worked as a shipping and manufacturing manager for Frito-Lay until he was laid off in 2010. Weeks after he was laid off, Cisneros won a...
congressional district, narrowly losing to Democrat GilCisneros in the general election. In 2020, Kim defeated Cisneros in a rematch. Along with Steel and David...
Solis Endorses GilCisneros In CA-31". The Liberal OC. Retrieved December 1, 2023. Chmielewski, Dan (September 18, 2023). "GilCisneros Announces Campaign...
Republicans defeated Democratic House incumbents: Young Kim defeated GilCisneros in District 39, Michelle Park Steel defeated Harley Rouda in District...
Defense Commissary Agency. The previous most recent under secretary was GilCisneros, who served from 24 August 2021 to 8 September 2023. The Office of the...
"Endorsements". GilCisneros for Congress. "RELEASE: GilCisneros Endorsed by The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund". Cisneros for Congress. August...
defeated for re-nomination in 2018 by current caucus member Ayanna Pressley GilCisneros (CA-39) – defeated for re-election in 2020 Hansen Clarke (MI-13) – defeated...
States (1996–2008, 2009–2011) Richard N. Cabela, CEO, Cabela's, Inc. GilCisneros, lottery winner, philanthropist, 11 year Navy veteran and former U.S...
TJ Cox (first elected in 2018) lost to David Valadao. California 39: GilCisneros (first elected in 2018) lost to Young Kim. California 48: Harley Rouda...
donated to the congressional campaigns of Democrats Abigail Spanberger, GilCisneros, Max Rose, Dan McCready, and Elaine Luria. He also donated $1,000 each...
hold the key to victory in this Orange County district, and Democrat GilCisneros knows it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-11-07. "Board". Korean American...
freshman Democrats with national security backgrounds—Houlahan, Luria, GilCisneros, Jason Crow, Elissa Slotkin and Abigail Spanberger—said that "everything...
women's suffrage activist Sam Liccardo (born 1970), Mayor of San Jose GilCisneros (born 1971), U.S. Congressman and Under Secretary of Defense Eulalia...
opposition. Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. representative Jessica Cisneros, attorney Jessica Cisneros Federal politicians Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing...
California State Assembly 1977 California 39 Young Kim (R) Yes Defeated GilCisneros (D) California State Assembly 1962 California 48 Michelle Steel (R) Yes...
capital–Providence, Rhode Island; U.S Congressman, Rhode Island (2011–2023). GilCisneros (M.A. 2015) – U.S. Congressman, California (2019–2021), 10th Under Secretary...
from the United States Virgin Islands, non-voting delegate, 1997–2015 GilCisneros, Republican from California, 2019–2021 William Henry Coleman, Republican...
Fresno Elected in 1912. [data missing] 9th March 4, 1933 – March 3, 1935 GilCisneros Democratic 39th January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 Yorba Linda Elected...
Gomez (born 1974) Mexican Democratic California July 11, 2017 Incumbent GilCisneros (born 1971) Mexican Democratic California Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 Lost...
Massachusetts Filemon Vela Jr., Texas Andy Kim, New Jersey Kendra Horn, Oklahoma GilCisneros, California Chrissy Houlahan, Pennsylvania Jason Crow, Colorado Xochitl...
MA-02 No March 25, 2019 Barbara Lee Democratic CA-13 No March 26, 2019 GilCisneros Democratic CA-39 No March 26, 2019 Mike Levin Democratic CA-49 No March...
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