# Tony Strickland

Tony Strickland is a Republican member of the California Senate for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2009-01-01
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3dae8bef-7fb2-40a0-afee-78d79212521b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3dae8bef-7fb2-40a0-afee-78d79212521b (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

Strickland reported $2.4M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

67 classified statements: 67 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Strickland | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.5% | 9.5% | 165 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 26.9% | 37.3% | 245 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 2.3% | 97 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 29.8% | 15.4% | 49 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 3.0% | 1.3% | 48 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 44% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 1,576 donors and 278 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,631 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 98.1% (98.7%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted nay · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 74. 55.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 38 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 140: Relative to California Wildlife Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR140/
- SB 1335: Tenancy: disposition of personal property abandoned in common areas. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1335/
- SB 1403: Employee classification. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1403/
- SB 1219: Energy efficiency programs: discontinuance of administration. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1219/
- SB 1133: Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction. (became law, 2026-08-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1133/
- SB 1134: SNAP to Thrive: Shop Nutritiously and Preventatively to Thrive Act. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1134/
- SB 1045: Personal income tax. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1045/
- SB 1035: Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1035/
- SB 1015: Crimes: minors. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1015/
- SB 1027: California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1027/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.4M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% 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.

- 2025-03-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1896651966593610207
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1894197329395085484
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1894478015888863452
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1893836888374439970
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1893850700796297322
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1894055359754412356
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1894115672386363546
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1894145694165799163
- 2025-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1893103504824193478
- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/StricklandforCA/status/1892741139570049202

## Links

- Official site: https://sr36.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://stricklandforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/StricklandforCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Senator-Tony-Strickland-100066259971232/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stricklandforca/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-strickland-8720616/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3dae8bef-7fb2-40a0-afee-78d79212521b