# Rhodesia Ransom

Rhodesia Ransom is a Democratic member of the California House for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 13
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/86d18985-f35b-4e16-9fcc-663394a156ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86d18985-f35b-4e16-9fcc-663394a156ff (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

Ransom reported $570.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.78 (standard error 0.03), from 369 donors and 291 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.5% (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 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 not voting · 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 358. 94.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 17 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 182: Relative to Youth Mental Health Awareness Week in California. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR182/
- AB 2514: Pupil achievement: State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2514/
- AB 2683: Crimes: child endangerment. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2683/
- AB 2413: Large-format public advertisements: public expense. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2413/
- ACR 146: Relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR146/
- AB 2543: Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2543/
- AB 2338: Electrical corporations and gas corporations: rates: inflation-constrained rate case scenario: standard of review. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2338/
- ACR 142: Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway. (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR142/
- AB 2259: Prisons: mental health. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2259/
- AB 2046: Vehicles: pollution control devices. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2046/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $570.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://a13.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://voteransom.com/
- X: https://x.com/rhodesiaransom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhodesiaRansom/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RhodesiaRansomForAssembly

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86d18985-f35b-4e16-9fcc-663394a156ff