Gloria Mendoza

Maria Gloria Mendoza (born 1971) She graduated from Grandview High School and attended Yakima Valley College. In 1999, she was invited to join local politics but decided to focus on her new business, GMC Training Institute. In December 2018, mayor Norm Childress resigned to join the Yakima County Commission and Mendoza was appointed by the council to fill the remainder of the term. She became the Grandview's first female Latina mayor and ran unopposed in 2019 for a full term.

In 2023, Mendoza ran for reelection, the first time against a challenger, against Ashley Lara, a former aide to Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler. Lara defeated Mendoza in the general election, 57% to 43%.

Washington House of Representatives After court-ordered redistricting, incumbent representative Chris Corry was redistricted out of the 14th district, having to run in the 15th district for the 2024 election. In May 2024, Mendoza announced she would run for House of Representatives position 1 in the 14th district. She faced two challengers in the primary, Democrat Chelsea Dimas and Republican Andy Kallinen. In the August primary election, Dimas came in first with 37% of the vote, with Mendoza coming in second with 32.7%.

In the general election, Mendoza defeated Dimas, 54% to 45%.

Electoral history