# María Elena Durazo

María Elena Durazo is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b3f55460-f87b-4db4-b6a5-35a735f34076

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3f55460-f87b-4db4-b6a5-35a735f34076 (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

Durazo sits at −1.00 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State Senate Democrats.

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

249 classified statements: 249 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 | Durazo | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.6% | 10.3% | 171 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 53.0% | 42.9% | 112 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 3.4% | 201 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.5% | 16.1% | 107 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 28% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 27% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 18% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Families 9.8% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.03), from 169 donors and 1,170 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.6% (98.7%). 8 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 106. 97.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 9 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 132: Relative to Landscapers Appreciation Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR132/
- SR 131: Relative to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR131/
- SR 130: Relative to Recovery Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR130/
- SR 129: Relative to Women's Equality Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR129/
- SB 1296: Real property: rentals: pet policy. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1296/
- SB 1388: Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1388/
- SB 1422: Medi-Cal: eligibility: immigration status. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1422/
- SB 1285: Juvenile court: procedure. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1285/
- SB 1319: California Public Records Act: public investment funds. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1319/
- SB 1399: Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1399/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2067402825538343349
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2057954307627266164
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2052890545438273625
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2041305303334133827
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2041305310846153007
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2041305317418717423
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2036966487802732817
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2036966526826545650
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2036966849309794537
- 2026-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo, https://www.twitter.com/MariaEDurazo/status/2032615676293304724

## Links

- Official site: https://sd26.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.mariaelenadurazo.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenMariaEDurazo
- X: https://x.com/MariaEDurazo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMariaElenaDurazo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariaelenadurazo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormed/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-elena-durazo-63724689/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3f55460-f87b-4db4-b6a5-35a735f34076