# Catherine Stefani

Catherine Stefani is a Democratic member of the California House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 19
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3864202e-3b40-430e-a218-cfe56d83cee5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3864202e-3b40-430e-a218-cfe56d83cee5 (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

Stefani reported $827.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

94 classified statements: 94 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 | Stefani | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 10.4% | 469 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.4% | 39.2% | 376 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.9% | 176 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.0% | 14.4% | 283 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 37% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Families 13% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.9% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 7.9% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.03), from 687 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (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 44 bills: 43 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 370. 95.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 12 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 206: Relative to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR206/
- ACR 197: Relative to Italian American Heritage Month. (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR197/
- ACR 191: Relative to National Gun Violence Awareness Day. (became law, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR191/
- AB 2540: Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2540/
- AB 2208: Medi-Cal: cost sharing and accessibility. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2208/
- AB 2240: Medi-Cal: private duty nursing. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2240/
- AB 2297: Restitution: diversion. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2297/
- AB 2081: Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2081/
- AB 2146: Coordinated Entry System: study. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2146/
- AB 2052: Criminal procedure: continuances. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2052/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $827.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1905330113027473789
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1904620403211001916
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1904620408957264210
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1904620411066954173
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1899253560506032307
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1899253563047768537
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1899253564608004135
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1899253567459922131
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1899253618945192051
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Stefani4CA, AsmStefani/status/1898934801195004141

## Links

- Official site: https://a19.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.votecatherinestefani.com/
- X: https://x.com/Stefani4CA
- X: https://x.com/AsmStefani
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmStefani
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatherineStefaniCA/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefani4ca/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Stefani4CA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-stefani-64969b20/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3864202e-3b40-430e-a218-cfe56d83cee5