# Tina McKinnor

Tina McKinnor is a Democratic member of the California House for district 61.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 61
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1aa5dff4-3d71-4642-a5e6-e3d00a5b99f9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1aa5dff4-3d71-4642-a5e6-e3d00a5b99f9 (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

McKinnor sits at −1.27 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Democrats.

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

54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McKinnor | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.5% | 174 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.7% | 10.4% | 536 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.9% | 39.2% | 578 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.3% | 2.9% | 39 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.8% | 14.4% | 319 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 7.1% (State House Democrats 0.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.03), from 335 donors and 650 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 85% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 5 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 35 bills: 33 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 346. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 50 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 30: Ending gun violence in the United States. (introduced, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AJR30/
- HR 112: Relative to Black Music Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR112/
- AB 2519: State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2519/
- AB 2616: Hiring of real property: indoor temperature. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2616/
- AB 2411: California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2411/
- AB 2443: Telephone corporations: carriers of last resort. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2443/
- AB 2186: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2186/
- AB 2350: Consumer loans: residential real property rental payments. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2350/
- AB 2323: Publication: newspapers of general circulation. (became law, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2323/
- AB 2113: Aviation: unmanned aircraft systems: ticketed entertainment events and amusement parks. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2113/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $580.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2091072628144714056
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2051791170070872168
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2050681839027974622
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2041965629448843481
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2041657626757624202
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2041137195848003645
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2026706578758603146
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2026706940332749092
- 2026-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2021689545780015521
- 2026-02-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1, https://twitter.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor/status/2021713295145857242

## Links

- Official site: https://a61.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.tina4ca.com/
- X: https://x.com/TinaMcKinnor1
- X: https://x.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tina.mckinnor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinamckinnor/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AsmTinaMcKinnor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AsmTinaMcKinnor
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-mckinnor-67abb621/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1aa5dff4-3d71-4642-a5e6-e3d00a5b99f9