district predecessor birth_place party birth_date term_start spouse image article_title state name alma_mater
california 36 36th mary bono zacatecas , mexico democratic 25 august 1972 january 3 , 2013 monica rivers raul ruiz , official portrait , 113th congress.jpg raul ruiz -lrb- politician -rrb-
 california raul ruiz -lsb- -lsb- university of california , los angeles
raul ruiz -lrb- politician -rrb-

raul ruiz -lrb- born august 25 , 1972 -rrb- is an mexican-american medical doctor and politician .
a democrat , he has been a member of the united states house of representatives since winning election in 2012 .
in what was considered a major upset , ruiz defeated redistricted , incumbent republican representative mary bono mack in the november 2012 general election in california 's 36th congressional district .
ruiz was reelected to congress in the 2014 election , after what was considered one of the most competitive congressional races in the country .
