# Kate Sanchez

Kate Sanchez is a Republican member of the California House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California House, district 71
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/76378b56-7ad9-463c-a4fd-47c665b26ee8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76378b56-7ad9-463c-a4fd-47c665b26ee8 (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

36% of the 22 bills Sanchez sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the California House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 101 donors and 514 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 88% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 97.7% (97.7%). 91 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 22 bills: 20 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 291. 36.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 76 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 129: Relative to Sarcoma Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR129/
- AJR 35: Relative to Pediatric Cancer Clusters in South Orange County. (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AJR35/
- ACA 19: A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 8 of Article V thereof,… (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACA19/
- AJR 28: Relative to the United States Department of Homeland Security. (introduced, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AJR28/
- AB 2307: Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot program: Western Riverside Council of Governments. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2307/
- AB 2365: Education-related positions: egregious misconduct: previous employment disclosures. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2365/
- AB 1936: Insurance Commissioner qualifications. (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1936/
- AB 1840: Political Reform Act of 1974: prediction market contracts. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1840/
- AB 1819: Automated external defibrillators. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1819/
- AB 1791: State Air Resources Board: South Coast Air Quality Management District: regulations: prohibition: costs. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1791/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $277.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ad71.asmrc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.sanchezforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmKateSanchez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateSanchezStateAssembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmkatesanchez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katesanchezforassembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmkatesanchez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76378b56-7ad9-463c-a4fd-47c665b26ee8