Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh’s background includes San Bernardino High School, the University of California, Santa Barbara, California State University, San Bernardino, the Yucaipa-Calimesa school board and real estate work in Yucaipa. Born June 30, 1972, she is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She lived in Hawaii, Mexico and Florida as a child before settling in San Bernardino. She later moved to Yucaipa, and her career has included work as an English teacher, service in local education governance and work as a real estate agent in Yucaipa. She assumed office on December 7, 2020, and is the first Republican Latina state senator in California history.
ROOTS AND THE LOCAL WORK
Ochoa Bogh graduated from San Bernardino High School and the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned her teaching credential from California State University, San Bernardino, then worked as an English teacher. She served on the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District School Board. She also has worked as a real estate agent in Yucaipa.
Ochoa Bogh met her husband, Greg Bogh, while they were attending high school. They moved to Yucaipa in 2002 and have three children. As of 2024, Greg Bogh was a former mayor and a member of the Yucaipa City Council. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh’s record before entering the Senate included work as an educator and real estate agent and service on the local school board.
THE PATH TO SACRAMENTO
Ochoa Bogh announced her Senate candidacy in July 2019. The nonpartisan blanket primary had five candidates. She placed second and outpolled conservative Beaumont City Councilman Lloyd White.
In the November general election, she faced Democratic nominee and San Bernardino School Board Trustee Abigail Medina. Ochoa Bogh defeated Medina by a 5% margin and assumed office on December 7, 2020. The election brought a former English teacher, school-board member and Yucaipa real estate agent into the California State Senate. She became the Republican Party’s first Latina California state senator.
Her documented public record before the Senate included service on the Yucaipa-Calimesa school board. Her 2020 election involved a second-place finish in a five-candidate primary followed by victory over the Democratic nominee in the general election.
A DOCUMENTED POLICY APPEARANCE
A documented policy appearance in Ochoa Bogh’s Senate career came in February 2025, when she attended a San Diego press conference to promote Minority Leader Brian Jones’ proposed “Safety Before Criminal Sanctuary” bill. The proposal would weaken California’s SB54, the state law limiting the ability of law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
By attending the press conference to promote the bill, Ochoa Bogh publicly supported that specific proposal. SB54 limits law-enforcement cooperation with ICE, and the proposed bill would weaken those limits.
The documented action is narrower than a general characterization of her immigration policy: Ochoa Bogh promoted a specific bill concerning cooperation between California law enforcement and ICE. In this instance, her position aligned with a proposal from Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones to alter an existing California restriction.
- State Senate · Senate District 19 · 2024–present
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Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh’s background includes San Bernardino High School, the University of California, Santa Barbara, California State University, San Bernardino, the Yucaipa-Calimesa school board and real estate work in Yucaipa. Born June 30, 1972, she is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She lived in Hawaii, Mexico and Florida as a child before settling in San Bernardino. She later moved to Yucaipa, and her career has included work as an English teacher, service in local education governance and work as a real estate agent in Yucaipa. She assumed office on December 7, 2020, and is the first Republican Latina state senator in California history.
ROOTS AND THE LOCAL WORK
Ochoa Bogh graduated from San Bernardino High School and the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned her teaching credential from California State University, San Bernardino, then worked as an English teacher. She served on the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District School Board. She also has worked as a real estate agent in Yucaipa.
Ochoa Bogh met her husband, Greg Bogh, while they were attending high school. They moved to Yucaipa in 2002 and have three children. As of 2024, Greg Bogh was a former mayor and a member of the Yucaipa City Council. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh’s record before entering the Senate included work as an educator and real estate agent and service on the local school board.
THE PATH TO SACRAMENTO
Ochoa Bogh announced her Senate candidacy in July 2019. The nonpartisan blanket primary had five candidates. She placed second and outpolled conservative Beaumont City Councilman Lloyd White.
In the November general election, she faced Democratic nominee and San Bernardino School Board Trustee Abigail Medina. Ochoa Bogh defeated Medina by a 5% margin and assumed office on December 7, 2020. The election brought a former English teacher, school-board member and Yucaipa real estate agent into the California State Senate. She became the Republican Party’s first Latina California state senator.
Her documented public record before the Senate included service on the Yucaipa-Calimesa school board. Her 2020 election involved a second-place finish in a five-candidate primary followed by victory over the Democratic nominee in the general election.
A DOCUMENTED POLICY APPEARANCE
A documented policy appearance in Ochoa Bogh’s Senate career came in February 2025, when she attended a San Diego press conference to promote Minority Leader Brian Jones’ proposed “Safety Before Criminal Sanctuary” bill. The proposal would weaken California’s SB54, the state law limiting the ability of law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
By attending the press conference to promote the bill, Ochoa Bogh publicly supported that specific proposal. SB54 limits law-enforcement cooperation with ICE, and the proposed bill would weaken those limits.
The documented action is narrower than a general characterization of her immigration policy: Ochoa Bogh promoted a specific bill concerning cooperation between California law enforcement and ICE. In this instance, her position aligned with a proposal from Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones to alter an existing California restriction.
The record
4,577 events, each with its sourceDo pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
[First] hearing set for [03-19-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Senate 3rd Reading SCR31 Allen
Senate 3rd Reading SCR29 McNerney
Senate 3rd Reading SCR37 Wiener
Senate 3rd Reading SB49 Grove et al. Urgency Clause
Special Consent ACR19 Macedo et al
Special Consent ACR17 Hadwick et al
Special Consent ACR26 Bonta et al
Special Consent ACR22 Muratsuchi et al
Senate 3rd Reading SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause
Senate 3rd Reading SR23 Rubio et al
Special Consent ACR20 Macedo et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR28 Hurtado et al
Special Consent ACR33 Zbur et al
Special Consent ACR29 Irwin et al
Special Consent ACR27 Blanca Rubio et al
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Senate 3rd Reading SR25 Limón
Senate 3rd Reading SCR26 Weber Pierson By Senator Becker
Senate 3rd Reading SR19 Wahab et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR30 Smallwood-Cuevas
Senate 3rd Reading SCR7 Niello
Senate 3rd Reading SCR27 Choi
Senate 3rd Reading SCR19 Wahab et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR20 Ochoa Bogh et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR18 Richardson
Senate 3rd Reading SR17 Rubio et al
Senate 3rd Reading SR15 Ochoa Bogh et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR21 Smallwood-Cuevas
Senate 3rd Reading SR16 Caballero et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR17 Niello
Senate 3rd Reading SCR16 Alvarado-Gil
Special Consent ACR11 Ahrens et al
Special Consent ACR18 Sharp-Collins et al
Special Consent ACR14 Michelle Rodriguez
Senate 3rd Reading SCR3 Laird
Special Consent ACR9 Pellerin et al