# Catherine Blakespear

Catherine Blakespear is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/39e3ce0f-c2e2-4480-9e99-76e1e62f366d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/39e3ce0f-c2e2-4480-9e99-76e1e62f366d (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

Blakespear reported $3.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

36 classified statements: 36 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blakespear | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 52.8% | 42.9% | 113 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 19.4% | 16.1% | 119 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 0.8% | 36 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 56% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Environmental Protection 33% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Emergency Management 22% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Housing and Community Development 22% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.03), from 1,128 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 98.8% (98.7%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon · AB 1349 Consumer protection: ticket sellers. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1349/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 187 Employment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB187/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon · AB 2694 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2694/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB191 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 191 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB191/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese · AB 2059 California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2059/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen · AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1680/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 98. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 4 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 103: Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR103/
- SR 88: Relative to modern biotechnology. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR88/
- SB 1324: Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1324/
- SB 1237: Civil Rights Department. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1237/
- SB 1259: Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1259/
- SCR 131: Housing: unsheltered homelessness. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR131/
- SB 1167: Vehicles: electric bicycles. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1167/
- SB 1136: Intercity rail and commuter rail: special events service plans: fare system integration. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1136/
- SB 1135: California Wildlife Coexistence Act. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1135/
- SB 1088: Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1088/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3.2M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2099895908607668452
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2098917828405703113
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2097388936104726965
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2092681949630587160
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2089787958371176924
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2088355013404025004
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2084381149871460470
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2082346935789461804
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2078566527461380139
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Cblakespear/status/2076412611848212868

## Links

- Official site: https://sd38.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://catherineblakespear.com/
- X: https://x.com/Cblakespear
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091299783018
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catherineblakespear
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cblakespear
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherineblakespear/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-blakespear-6549a24/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/39e3ce0f-c2e2-4480-9e99-76e1e62f366d