Edward Moore Gaines (born April 25, 1958) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the California Board of Equalization for the 1st district.

[citation needed] In 1997, Gaines was appointed to the Roseville Planning Commission, where he served for two years.

Prior to his election to the Senate, Gaines was a California State Assemblyman, who represented the 4th district, which includes the Placer County suburbs east of Sacramento.

Gaines formed an exploratory committee in fall of 2007 to run against longtime Congressman John Doolittle.

Gaines ran for District 1 of the California Board of Equalization in November 2018 and narrowly won with 51% of the votes.