# Bob Archuleta

Bob Archuleta is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a76028df-5730-47b0-b617-1565621def41

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a76028df-5730-47b0-b617-1565621def41 (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

Archuleta reported $427.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

155 classified statements: 155 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 | Archuleta | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 10.3% | 267 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.3% | 42.9% | 134 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 3.4% | 133 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.7% | 16.1% | 129 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 47% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Families 9.0% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.7% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 7.7% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 228 donors and 1,129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.4% (98.7%). 5 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 112. 93.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 20 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 135: Relative to 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR135/
- SR 87: Relative to the Armenian Genocide. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR87/
- SB 1320: Financing statements: residential real property. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1320/
- SB 1354: The military: defense of the state. (became law, 2026-09-19) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1354/
- SB 1274: Industrial cities. (became law, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1274/
- SB 1424: Sales and use taxes: zero-emission vehicle fueling or charging. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1424/
- SB 1407: Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1407/
- SB 1262: Education finance: community colleges: general fund balance. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1262/
- SB 1188: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: establishment and eligibility. (became law, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1188/
- SB 1157: Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1157/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $427.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2114784469798580601
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2110126607470149945
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2104316039806992765
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2103618264350015691
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2103618271555830058
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2101831542045807019
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2101118243494838461
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2101043204598747281
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2098449812895285692
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta, https://www.twitter.com/Archuleta4CA31/status/2097000671954502002

## Links

- Official site: https://sd30.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.bobarchuletaforcongress.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenBobArchuleta
- X: https://x.com/Archuleta4CA31
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorbobarchuleta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobArchuletaForCongress
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.archuleta.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorbobarchuleta/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobarchuletaforcongress/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BobArchuletaForCongress

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a76028df-5730-47b0-b617-1565621def41