# Damon Connolly

Damon Connolly is a Democratic member of the California House for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 12
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/32e06e60-77ac-4c5e-af1e-2110b602dc97

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32e06e60-77ac-4c5e-af1e-2110b602dc97 (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

Connolly reported $967.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

164 classified statements: 164 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 | Connolly | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.0% | 10.4% | 286 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 66.5% | 39.2% | 52 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 2.9% | 147 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 36.6% | 14.4% | 39 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 17% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Immigration 8.3% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.02), from 1,022 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.7% (97.7%). 6 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 nay · 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: 35 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 392. 94.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 19 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 180: Relative to Compost Awareness Week. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR180/
- AB 2577: Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: settlements: attorney's fees. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2577/
- AB 2618: Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2618/
- AB 2457: Health care provider credentialing. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2457/
- AB 2260: Water: restoration management: small restoration use. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2260/
- AB 2227: Farm labor contractors: surety bonds. (became law, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2227/
- AB 2068: California State University: campus presidents: hiring process. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2068/
- AB 2100: Organic waste: manure management: interagency task force: project approval. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2100/
- AB 2157: Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2157/
- AB 2045: Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2045/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $967.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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/AsmConnolly/status/1904741156820574535
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904979553904382333
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904979555972243685
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904674693371813954
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904274974111903812
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904274978440364270
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904288481175912556
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904288482853552273
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904314408622567533
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmConnolly/status/1904314410333843606

## Links

- Official site: https://a12.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.damonconnolly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmConnolly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmDamonConnolly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006904575398
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmdamonconnolly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damonconnollyforassembly/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@damonconnollyforstateassem4655
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-connolly-7093588/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/32e06e60-77ac-4c5e-af1e-2110b602dc97