# Chris Rogers

Chris Rogers is a Democratic member of the California House for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 2
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/84a80bdb-37d5-4f52-8f55-e116fb97ca58

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84a80bdb-37d5-4f52-8f55-e116fb97ca58 (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

Rogers reported $567.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

136 classified statements: 136 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 | Rogers | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.5% | 295 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 17.6% | 10.4% | 160 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 66.2% | 39.2% | 54 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 2.9% | 169 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.3% | 14.4% | 208 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 19% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Energy 16% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Transportation and Public Works 16% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 13% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.73 (standard error 0.03), from 569 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.8% (97.7%). 6 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 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 40 bills: 39 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 349. 92.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 24 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 34: Relative to public lands. (introduced, 2026-07-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AJR34/
- ACR 223: Relative to "Parks Make Life Better!®" Month. (became law, 2026-08-12) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR223/
- AB 2663: Alcoholic beverages: retail on-sale license: off-sale privileges. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2663/
- AB 2494: State forests: forest management. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2494/
- AB 2578: Outdoor recreation: outdoor economy: strategic initiatives: support organizations. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2578/
- AB 2314: Childcare: alternative payment program. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2314/
- AB 2369: Electricity: energy storage: energy-only resources. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2369/
- AB 2078: Employees: meal periods: stationary engineers. (became law, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2078/
- AB 1984: Corporate powers: political spending power. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1984/
- AB 1911: Advertising: environmental marketing claims: carbon credits. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1911/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $567.7K (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.

- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1905384769367756856
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1904748038020538827
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1904748041300553799
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1903912082132881607
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1903240655012499500
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1903269700026708061
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1902536723302904055
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1902565615275028781
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1902501087225246186
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers, ChrisRogers_CA/status/1901835280711360756

## Links

- Official site: https://a02.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://chrisrogersforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmChrisRogers
- X: https://x.com/ChrisRogers_CA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmChrisRogers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisRogersForAssembly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AsmChrisRogers/#
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisrogersforassembly/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-rogers-68b070a1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/84a80bdb-37d5-4f52-8f55-e116fb97ca58