Marie Alvarado-Gil is a Republican California State Senator representing District 4, which spans 13 rural counties in the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley, including Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne. Originally elected as a Democrat in 2022 with 52.7% of the vote, she switched to the Republican Party on August 8, 2024, citing frustration with Democratic crime policies; this led to the loss of her committee assignments and Latino Caucus membership. A Latina native Californian raised among orchards, she is married to César Alvarado-Gil with a blended family of six children. Notable achievements include authoring SB 268, a landmark bill closing a loophole to protect victims of sexual violence, and advocating for wildfire relief, agricultural rights, public safety, rural communities, and law enforcement partnerships.

Education and Political Experience

• BS in Animal Sciences, University of California, Davis .
• BPA and Master's in Public Administration, University of San Francisco , earned as a single mother raising three children. Prior to the Senate, she held roles such as Senior Director of External Affairs at Rocketship Education , positions with Service Employees International Union , and work in health promotion, child advocacy, and victim services . She served as Vice President of Charthouse Public Schools Board of Trustees and Commissioner on the Advisory Commission on Special Education. In leadership, she is California Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council , California State Director of Women in Government, and a member of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly and Board of Latino Legislative Leaders. She serves on the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and focuses on public safety, rural needs, and the economy.