# Christopher Cabaldon

Christopher Cabaldon is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8833976f-b95a-45bf-bbd9-ccdb66946d20

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8833976f-b95a-45bf-bbd9-ccdb66946d20 (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

Cabaldon reported $547.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

33 classified statements: 33 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 | Cabaldon | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.1% | 2.4% | 43 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 6.1% | 10.3% | 190 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 51.5% | 42.9% | 122 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 3.4% | 144 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 16.1% | 34 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 35% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Government Operations and Politics 29% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.04), from 503 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 97.4% (98.7%). 28 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 nay · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 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 not voting · 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 81. 97.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 10 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 120: Relative to Filipino American History Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR120/
- SCR 190: Relative to Larry Itliong Day. (became law, 2026-08-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR190/
- SR 115: Relative to the 50th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR115/
- SJR 14: World War II Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act. (became law, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SJR14/
- SB 1344: Civil actions: housing development projects. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1344/
- SB 1315: Advanced driver assistance systems. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1315/
- SB 1273: Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1273/
- SB 1341: Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1341/
- SB 1248: State agencies: automated decision systems. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1248/
- SB 1159: Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1159/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $547.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 75% 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.

- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2102544265587183790
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2068021846310805561
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2045650659404648604
- 2026-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2018033188418039917
- 2026-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2006906807600689665
- 2026-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2006907520623980981
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2006561711248347544
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2006562864564465724
- 2025-12-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2006193624200143236
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/sencabaldon/status/2005597801221407218

## Links

- Official site: https://sd03.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://cabaldonforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/sencabaldon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayorcabaldon/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christophercabaldon/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mayorcabaldon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercabaldon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8833976f-b95a-45bf-bbd9-ccdb66946d20