# Jesse Arreguín

Jesse Arreguín is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/83a64401-d95d-42c5-8cfc-03bd29e4adc8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83a64401-d95d-42c5-8cfc-03bd29e4adc8 (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

The policy areas Arreguín talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

572 classified statements: 572 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Arreguín | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.4% | 139 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 10.3% | 192 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 75.2% | 42.9% | 9 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 3.4% | 192 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 33.6% | 16.1% | 31 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 0.8% | 108 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 20% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Environmental Protection 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.03), from 699 donors and 301 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.9% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 100% (98.7%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon · AB 1349 Consumer protection: ticket sellers. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1349/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 187 Employment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB187/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon · AB 2694 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2694/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB191 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 191 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB191/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese · AB 2059 California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2059/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen · AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1680/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 149. 95.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 17 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 197: Relative to California Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR197/
- SB 1351: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009: exemptions: Alameda County campus closures. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1351/
- SB 1415: Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1415/
- SB 1383: Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1383/
- SB 1330: Assault and battery: utility workers. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1330/
- SB 1400: Alameda Health System: hospital authority. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1400/
- SB 1299: State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Fitter Certification Act. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1299/
- SB 1317: Exempt surplus land: locally owned land (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1317/
- SB 1408: Contra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1408/
- SB 1257: Federal immigration enforcement: report. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1257/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $499.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2114821421184545196
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2114401422674399650
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2113681516899209587
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2113782280829170107
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2113323793129071090
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2113346366986727599
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2113384154012209312
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2112703164101144763
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2112346160296058922
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessearreguin/status/2112346161743077683

## Links

- Official site: https://sd07.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.jesse.vote/
- X: https://x.com/jessearreguin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkeleymayor/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkeleymayor/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgXaP2idglejM_r7Iv7my6w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessearreguin/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83a64401-d95d-42c5-8cfc-03bd29e4adc8