# Steve Bennett

Steve Bennett is a Democratic member of the California House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 38
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1e0ccfc0-2d57-4e57-8d16-589d07c1bc72

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e0ccfc0-2d57-4e57-8d16-589d07c1bc72 (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

Bennett reported $559.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

49 classified statements: 49 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 | Bennett | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 38.8% | 39.2% | 404 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 2.9% | 108 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 14.4% | 260 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 21% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 21% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 201 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 0 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 37 bills: 33 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 318. 81.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 49 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 136: Relative to Home Hardening Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-17) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR136/
- AB 2763: Taxation. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2763/
- AB 2630: Water diversion and use: adoption of regulations. (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2630/
- AB 2458: Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures. (became law, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2458/
- AB 2177: Planning and Zoning law: open-space zoning. (introduced, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2177/
- AB 2334: Solid waste: methane reduction: working group. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2334/
- AB 2075: Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2075/
- AB 2125: Groundwater basin adjudication: notice. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2125/
- AB 2013: High and very high fire risk areas: community water systems: preparedness and resiliency. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2013/
- AB 1934: State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1934/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $559.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1904692290456531418
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1904911265648017636
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1904911269552959627
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1903476901684916619
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1902072618183729161
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1902072622319595799
- 2025-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1901695350701736359
- 2025-03-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1901695352488726803
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1900675872832573899
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/asmstevebennett/status/1900675874208575800

## Links

- Official site: https://a38.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://stevebennettforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/asmstevebennett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmstevebennett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BennettforAssembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmstevebennett/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e0ccfc0-2d57-4e57-8d16-589d07c1bc72