# Carl DeMaio

Carl DeMaio is a Republican member of the California House for district 75.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California House, district 75
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/053d119b-847e-43bf-9a22-18b5f309067f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/053d119b-847e-43bf-9a22-18b5f309067f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

29% of the 31 bills DeMaio sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the California House.

## What DeMaio says (CA 2025–26 session)

2,600 classified statements: 2,600 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DeMaio | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.6% | 2.9% | 88 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 25.3% | 9.3% | 59 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 51.0% | 31.9% | 113 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 1.8% | 498 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.4% | 12.7% | 435 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 1.4% | 126 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 54% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 10.0% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.2% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 6.7% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 13,171 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.4% (97.7%). 354 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 25 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 263. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 78 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 177: Relative to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month. (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR177/
- ACR 169: Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing. (became law, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR169/
- AB 2408: Energy: billing. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2408/
- AB 2057: Natural gas: appliances. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2057/
- AB 2102: Wildfire: vegetation management: fuel reduction activities. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2102/
- AB 1993: Voting by mail: identification envelopes. (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1993/
- AB 1863: Fire protection districts: fees: 911 telephone calls. (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1863/
- AB 1783: Vehicle miles traveled: local tax and state fund prohibition. (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1783/
- AB 1782: Incarcerated persons: mental health evaluations. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1782/
- AB 1701: Recall and resentencing: school shootings. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1701/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.5M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114794189942841698
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114794190311919766
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114794190613967129
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114794190953713937
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114824395520622820
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114853549498876235
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114854055881404538
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114854728215695543
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114191823250006455
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/carldemaio/status/2114191869177667598

## Links

- Official site: https://ad75.asmrc.org/
- Campaign site: https://carldemaio.com/
- X: https://x.com/carldemaio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carldemaio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldemaioca/#
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carldemaioca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carldemaio/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/053d119b-847e-43bf-9a22-18b5f309067f