Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. is a Democratic representative from California who returned to the House in January 2025 after previously serving from 2019 to 2021. Congress.gov records his current service representing California’s 31st District.
Between his House terms, Cisneros served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. His official House biography also records prior Navy service and small-business experience.
His current House assignments include the Armed Services and Small Business committees; he serves as ranking member of the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure.
Editorial research reviewed: August 21, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- California · District 31
- Party
- Democratic
- Birth date
- February 12, 1971
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-5256
- Office
- 2463 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0531
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Ranking Member — Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Small Business
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
FactFlag keeps vote data in the public-record layer rather than treating a vote by itself as a factual controversy. Use the official chamber roll-call database to inspect current votes; claim-specific vote explanations are added only when a sourced allegation requires them.
Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
No legislation has been promoted into the curated editorial layer for this member yet. That is intentional: FactFlag does not manufacture a “notable bill” merely to fill a profile.
Use the official federal records below to review sponsored legislation, roll-call activity and current office statements. FactFlag will add claim-specific vote explanations only when a particular vote or legislative action is actually part of a sourced claim.
Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
NOT RATEDNo automatic rating is assigned merely because this person holds office. Sourced claim reviews appear here when a specific, fact-checkable statement warrants one.