# Mike McGuire

Mike McGuire is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a1394aeb-094a-4fc0-b4d5-005104ceddc0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1394aeb-094a-4fc0-b4d5-005104ceddc0 (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

99% of McGuire’s itemized money in the 2022 cycle came from California, the highest of 12 State Senate Democrats.

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

729 classified statements: 729 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 | McGuire | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.1% | 2.4% | 64 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 10.3% | 143 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.7% | 42.9% | 130 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 3.4% | 154 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 16.1% | 136 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 0.8% | 40 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 21% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.02), from 1,340 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 100% (98.7%). 0 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 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 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 46. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 37 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1393: Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1393/
- SB 1421: California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1421/
- SB 1346: California Coastal Commission: powers and duties. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1346/
- SB 1251: Elementary and secondary education. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1251/
- SB 1263: Contractors: debris removal. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1263/
- SB 1184: California Environmental Quality Act. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1184/
- SB 1152: Fish and wildlife. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1152/
- SB 1163: Agriculture. (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1163/
- SR 66: Relative to the election of the President pro Tempore of the Senate. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR66/
- SCR 78: Relative to the Detective Sergeant Ed Wilkinson, Deputy Sheriff Brent Jameson, and Deputy Sheriff Bliss Magly Memorial Overcrossing. (became law, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR78/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $757.4K (State Senate Democrats median $64.8K). 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 · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2114541507613175810
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2114831173491028102
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2114215476222116211
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2114417199259799808
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2114098151976313255
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2113497729217561040
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2113779186351645171
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2113110032649011297
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2113309803586126153
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ilike_mike/status/2112779972784033917

## Links

- Official site: https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://senatormikemcguire.com/
- X: https://x.com/ilike_mike
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMikeMcGuire

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1394aeb-094a-4fc0-b4d5-005104ceddc0