# Jeff Gonzalez

Jeff Gonzalez is a Republican member of the California House for district 36.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California House, district 36
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/552b5bf7-472d-48a4-bb9a-132c1f044737

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/552b5bf7-472d-48a4-bb9a-132c1f044737 (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

Gonzalez reported $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

158 classified statements: 158 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gonzalez | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 639 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.0% | 31.9% | 388 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.2% | 1.8% | 20 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.5% | 12.7% | 150 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 27% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 10% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.02), from 260 donors and 236 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 89% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 87% (97.7%). 98 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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: 42 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 321. 63.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 69 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 235: Relative to Sentinel Landscapes Partnership. (introduced, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR235/
- HR 113: Relative to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR113/
- ACR 187: Relative to Men's Mental Health Month. (became law, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR187/
- HR 108: Relative to Kidney Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR108/
- AB 2522: Sales and Use Tax Law: exemption: over-the-counter medication. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2522/
- AB 2645: Veterans: registration and identification services. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2645/
- AB 2701: Domestic Violence Offender Registration Act. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2701/
- AB 2590: Resource conservation: sentinel landscapes. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2590/
- AB 2355: Medi-Cal. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2355/
- AB 2324: Vocational education: youth caregivers. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2324/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2114774797960032725
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2114153329693724707
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2114062525834948921
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2113073384108237194
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2112672274667241968
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2111996929257394381
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2111996932793188529
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2112240045491204427
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2111619752494039164
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36/status/2111246356664950942

## Links

- Official site: https://ad36.asmrc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.gonzalez4assembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/Gonzalez4AD36
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gonzalez4assembly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gonzalez4assembly/#

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/552b5bf7-472d-48a4-bb9a-132c1f044737
