# Shannon Grove

Shannon Grove is a Republican member of the California Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4b8e8fb-831b-4cae-9081-b8f75477fcd0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4b8e8fb-831b-4cae-9081-b8f75477fcd0 (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

Grove voted against the majority of California Senate Republicans 31 times; party unity 96.9%, in the bottom quarter of the California Senate (average 98.7%).

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

56 classified statements: 56 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Grove | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.4% | 2.3% | 55 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 28.6% | 9.5% | 21 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 73.2% | 37.3% | 9 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 2.3% | 23 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 30.4% | 15.4% | 48 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 5.4% | 1.3% | 20 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Energy 22% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Education 12% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 395 donors and 1,034 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 90.3% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 96.9% (98.7%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · 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 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 not voting · 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, 26 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 86. 80.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 31 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 133: Relative to National Tutor Appreciation Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR133/
- SR 110: Relative to Hospital Week in California. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR110/
- SCR 153: Relative to National Day of Prayer. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR153/
- SB 1336: Gambling licenses. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1336/
- SB 1339: Diversion. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1339/
- SB 1277: Taxation: Personal Income Tax Law: cost-of-living refundable tax credit. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1277/
- SB 1373: Diversion. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1373/
- SB 1190: Child welfare: transport escort services. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1190/
- SCR 130: Relative to Child Abuse Prevention Month. (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR130/
- SB 1217: Nonconsensual Intimate Image Clearinghouse. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1217/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.0K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2113356809826431449
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2104796616918233368
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2092342725081440594
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2092009104932057434
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2072731765073142113
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2042278823950156248
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2042028530515767498
- 2026-03-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2034359867838959958
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2032190545716806129
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA/status/2030041034785444171

## Links

- Official site: https://sr12.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://shannongrove.net/
- X: https://x.com/ShannonGroveCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShannonGroveCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShannonGroveForStateSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannon.grove.39
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ShannonGroveCA/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuQDJ0tNU1AoQckH7k9gnoQ
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@shannongroveCA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannongrove/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4b8e8fb-831b-4cae-9081-b8f75477fcd0