# Marc Berman

Marc Berman is a Democratic member of the California House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 23
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/24facf9e-7fb1-4475-9120-05cd0145c7c1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24facf9e-7fb1-4475-9120-05cd0145c7c1 (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

Berman reported $581.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 376 donors and 1,104 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.8% (97.7%). 2 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 30 became law. Cosponsored 335. 97.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 6 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 29: Relative to voting by mail. (became law, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AJR29/
- AB 2772: Interior designers. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2772/
- AB 2771: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2771/
- AB 2774: Physical Therapy Board of California. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2774/
- AB 2775: Chiropractic Act. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2775/
- AB 2604: Elections: ballot curing. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2604/
- AB 2682: Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2682/
- AB 2558: Financial institutions: loans: interest rates. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2558/
- AB 2448: Medical information: confidentiality. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2448/
- AB 2236: Postsecondary education: articulation agreements. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2236/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $581.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://a23.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.voteberman.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmMarcBerman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmMarcBerman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymemberBerman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcberman
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCZipnzyE91VktM3jiNiBQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marcberman2809
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcberman7

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24facf9e-7fb1-4475-9120-05cd0145c7c1