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Gloria Mendoza

RState Representative · District 14

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Washington House District 14

Biography

Gloria Mendoza is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives for District 14-Position 1, in office since January 13, 2025, and she is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election against Democrat Chelsea Dimas.[1] A business owner and former mayor of Grandview, she describes herself as a Mexican immigrant and former farmworker.[2][3]

Mendoza was born in Mexico and moved to Grandview, Washington, at age eight, according to Wikipedia.[3] She graduated from Grandview High School and attended Yakima Valley College.[3] Her House Republican biography says she worked as an employment and training manager for a nonprofit before starting her own business, and that she is CEO and founder of GMC Training Institute, a vocational school that opened in 1999, and founder of GMC Family Services.[2]

Mendoza joined the Grandview City Council in 2013 and was appointed mayor in December 2018 to finish the term of Norm Childress, who had resigned; she won a full term in 2019 and lost her 2023 re-election bid to Ashley Lara.[3] She is active in the Rotary Club, the Grandview Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street Grandview Association.[2] After court-ordered redistricting moved Republican Chris Corry out of the 14th District, Mendoza ran for Position 1 in 2024 and defeated Democrat Chelsea Dimas, 54 percent to 45 percent.[3] Her biography lists her priorities as protecting individual rights, bringing jobs to the district, opposing new taxes and regulations, and helping small businesses.[2]

  1. 1.Gloria Mendoza · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.About Rep. Gloria Mendoza · Washington State House Republicans · 2026-10-21 Official record
  3. 3.Gloria Mendoza · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Washington House District 14

Gloria Mendoza is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Washington House District 14 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Other candidates for this seat

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 12 of 462 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Education & families (5), Rights & public safety (3), Jobs & cost of living (2)

  • Transportation budget, supp.

    What it does: Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 57–0, Republicans 12–26

    Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗

  • Public education funding

    What it does: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 8–51, Republicans 37–1

    Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗

  • Child care providers

    What it does: Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 57–0, Republicans 10–28

    Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗

  • EFSEC tribal consultation

    What it does: Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 57–0, Republicans 14–24

    Mar 9, 2026Official record ↗

  • Wrongly convicted persons

    What it does: Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act.

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 54–4, Republicans 18–19

    Mar 6, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

See all their split votes

Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

HB 1526 · WA HOUSE

Snack bar liquor licenses

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Modifying the snack bar liquor license.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 87–9·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1701 · WA HOUSE

Liquor licensee premises

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 89–7·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1795 · WA HOUSE

Student restraint, isolation

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 58–37·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1941 · WA HOUSE

Agricultural coops/cannabis

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 69–26·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2034 · WA HOUSE

LEOFF 1 restatement

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 50–46·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2215 · WA HOUSE

Fuels/climate commitment act

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 57–38·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 5998 · WA HOUSE

Operating budget, supp.

NoVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 54–43·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6005 · WA HOUSE

Transportation budget, supp.

YesVOTED

Motion: Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 69–26·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6231 · WA HOUSE

Data center equipment/taxes

YesVOTED

Motion: 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25

Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Failed 47–50·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 6231 · WA HOUSE

Data center equipment/taxes

NoVOTED

Motion: 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 51–46·Substantive·Mar 12, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 857 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.