# Jasmeet Bains

Jasmeet Bains is a Democratic member of the California House for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 35
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b08199e4-63d9-4bd4-9be3-99e628fa7059

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b08199e4-63d9-4bd4-9be3-99e628fa7059 (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

Bains voted against the majority of California House Democrats 56 times; party unity 93.8%, in the bottom tenth of the California House (average 97.7%).

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Bains | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 10.4% | 436 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 56.3% | 39.2% | 148 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 37.5% | 14.4% | 34 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 22% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Crime and Law Enforcement 5.6% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.01), from 1,059 donors and 491 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 90.2% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 93.8% (97.7%). 56 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 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 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 29 bills: 27 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 265. 62.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 70 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 100: Relative to Vaisakhi. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR100/
- ACR 164: Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern. (became law, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR164/
- AB 2659: Vehicles: commercial driver's license. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2659/
- AB 2591: Personal income tax: standard deduction: federal poverty level. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2591/
- AB 2611: Electrical rates: credits: hot climate zones. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2611/
- AB 2209: Developmental services: caregiver succession. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2209/
- AB 2345: Student loans: medical, nursing, social work, and social welfare students: California Health Care Workforce Supplemental Loan Program. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2345/
- AB 2275: Mental health diversion. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2275/
- AB 2309: CalFresh Protection Act. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2309/
- AB 2273: Crimes: SCRIVNER Act. (became law, 2026-09-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2273/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1902767678919676007
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1902491274109698540
- 2025-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1901779158402728033
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1899207461699043744
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1898433964664115535
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1898058607503057026
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1898080012542111965
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1894565689987395638
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1890486781805486172
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains, https://twitter.com/drjasmeetbains/status/1889777564157161684

## Links

- Official site: https://a35.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.drjasmeetbains.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmJasmeetBains
- X: https://x.com/drjasmeetbains
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmJasmeetBains
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjasmeetbains
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasmeetbains
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmjasmeetbains
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjasmeetbains
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmeet-bains-md-b7684a93/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b08199e4-63d9-4bd4-9be3-99e628fa7059