# Jessica Caloza

Jessica Caloza is a Democratic member of the California House for district 52.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 52
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81d9225e-7584-43c9-9e9b-f12b7e7dbd4e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81d9225e-7584-43c9-9e9b-f12b7e7dbd4e (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

Caloza sits at −1.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

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

19 classified statements: 19 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 | Caloza | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.4% | 39.2% | 259 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 2.9% | 138 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 47.4% | 14.4% | 10 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Democrats 11%); Immigration 22% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.03), from 710 donors and 293 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 0 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 42 bills: 39 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 360. 78.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 55 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 102: Relative to Filipino American History Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR102/
- HR 95: Relative to National Public Works Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR95/
- HR 96: Relative to Invincible Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR96/
- HR 94: Relative to Major League Baseball Opening Day 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR94/
- AB 2530: Employment: Cal/WARN Act: plant closings and mass layoffs. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2530/
- ACR 145: Relative to Women in Construction Week. (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR145/
- AB 2420: Cannabis: donations: seniors. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2420/
- ACA 18: A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 9 of Article IX thereof,… (passed both chambers, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACA18/
- AB 2602: Housing. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2602/
- AB 2422: Student financial aid: delayed financial aid awards: extensions. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2422/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $849.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1899612527165894693
- 2025-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1899612572602744948
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1898888068326908021
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1898527328449314939
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1898520182768705577
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1898127742904025484
- 2025-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1893348942659649813
- 2025-02-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1893354234566914098
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1891176645572395045
- 2025-02-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmCaloza, jessicacaloza/status/1890593139431235884

## Links

- Official site: https://a52.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.jessicacaloza.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmCaloza
- X: https://x.com/jessicacaloza
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caloza4california
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicacaloza/#
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessicaCaloza
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacaloza/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81d9225e-7584-43c9-9e9b-f12b7e7dbd4e
