# Rick Zbur

Rick Zbur is a Democratic member of the California House for district 51.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 51
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b7e3458-361f-4fce-8a8c-069282db2af7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b7e3458-361f-4fce-8a8c-069282db2af7 (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

Zbur reported $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

72 classified statements: 72 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 | Zbur | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.5% | 217 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 10.4% | 416 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 70.8% | 39.2% | 38 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 2.9% | 278 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 29.2% | 14.4% | 96 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 47% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 5.9% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.22 (standard error 0.03), from 1,104 donors and 577 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.5% (97.7%). 7 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 not voting · 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 40 bills: 33 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 405. 72.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 63 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 111: Relative to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR111/
- HR 105: Relative to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR105/
- HR 93: Relative to Harvey Milk Day. (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR93/
- AB 2688: Energy: offshore wind infrastructure. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2688/
- AB 2615: Educational equity: discrimination. (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2615/
- AB 2634: Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2634/
- AB 2549: Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003: manufacturer notices. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2549/
- AB 2718: City streets: change of grade. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2718/
- AB 2735: Reproductive health care. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2735/
- AB 2417: State Teachers' Retirement System: community colleges: part-time faculty. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2417/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (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.

- 2025-06-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1933231723183284686
- 2025-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1931549701054333138
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1905364202329624609
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1904699302322331917
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1903298780293947860
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1902841527224897987
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1902156579153326508
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1902050304792973342
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1900338552241877485
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rickchavezzbur, https://twitter.com/AsmRickZbur/status/1894490284526113043

## Links

- Official site: https://a51.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.rickchavezzbur.com/
- X: https://x.com/rickchavezzbur
- X: https://x.com/AsmRickZbur
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickChavezZbur/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmRickChavezZbur
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickchavezzbur/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmrickchavezzbur/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSVAAaKx1V06TXJHl7K950w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-zbur-238489a1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b7e3458-361f-4fce-8a8c-069282db2af7