Gómez

[goh-mez, gaw-mes]

noun

1. Juan Vicente 1857?–1935, Venezuelan soldier and political leader: commander in chief and dictator of Venezuela 1908–35; president of Venezuela 1908–15, 1922–29, 1931–35.

Example Sentences

This time it’s Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a fourth-term Democrat who represents a deep blue, majority-Latino district in Los Angeles.

From Salon

Gomez has successfully defeated progressive challengers in the last three electoral cycles, although Justice Democrats were not involved.

From Salon

But Gonzales-Torres told Salon that she believed Gomez had lost touch with the needs and desires of working-class residents in the district, and that his decisions in Congress have been compromised by his relationships with special interest groups, including the Israel lobby and the crypto industry.

From Salon

“I don’t think Jimmy Gomez can say, with a straight face, that his decisions in office aren’t overwhelmingly shaped by the corporate lobbies that fund him,” Gonzales-Torres said.

From Salon

Both Gomez and Gonzales-Torres are the children of working-class Latino immigrants, and in some respects Gomez is an unlikely target for a primary challenge from the left.

From Salon