# Ash Kalra

Ash Kalra is a Democratic member of the California House for district 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 25
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/820619fd-d053-4915-b099-1d134a880228

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/820619fd-d053-4915-b099-1d134a880228 (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

Kalra sits at −1.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

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

92 classified statements: 92 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 | Kalra | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.5% | 153 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.9% | 10.4% | 287 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 23.9% | 39.2% | 598 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.9% | 355 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.5% | 14.4% | 525 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 7.6% | 1.0% | 19 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Law 9.1% (State House Democrats 2.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.03), from 297 donors and 1,175 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.9% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (97.7%). 3 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 43 bills: 42 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 431. 97.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 7 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 207: Relative to California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR207/
- ACR 199: Relative to India's Independence Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR199/
- ACR 165: Relative to the 2026 International Day of Yoga. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR165/
- ACR 159: Relative to indigent defense. (became law, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR159/
- AB 2495: Unlawful immigration-related practices. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2495/
- AB 2534: Domestic Violence Prevention Act: forced marriage. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2534/
- AB 2305: Attorneys: corporate legal funders. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2305/
- AB 2367: State employment: reporting: health facilities. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2367/
- AB 2218: Water policy: California Native American tribes. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2218/
- AB 2263: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2263/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $388.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2110575330318856532
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2109374621837623692
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2107578838687551894
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2105765869754462592
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2103610956576358770
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2102435833404158259
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2102440072775872687
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2102525539001291095
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2093551955662753910
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/Ash_Kalra/status/2090148363748638859

## Links

- Official site: https://a25.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.ashkalra.com/
- X: https://x.com/Ash_Kalra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmashkalra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057745914884
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ash.kalra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash_kalra
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-kalra-2b874b3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/820619fd-d053-4915-b099-1d134a880228