# Josh Becker

Josh Becker is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2020-12-07
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c71137b2-3fc3-48bf-b0ad-6c29aff98268

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c71137b2-3fc3-48bf-b0ad-6c29aff98268 (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

Becker reported $614.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

70 classified statements: 70 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 | Becker | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.4% | 85 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 15.7% | 10.3% | 87 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 67.1% | 42.9% | 26 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 3.4% | 208 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 25.7% | 16.1% | 66 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 17% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Health 17% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Environmental Protection 15% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Energy 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.02), from 1,347 donors and 876 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 95.2% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.8% (98.7%). 4 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, 37 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 117. 93.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 20 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 19: Relative to federal grants. (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SJR19/
- SR 139: Relative to the County Welfare Directors Association of California's Centennial Anniversary. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR139/
- SCR 178: Relative to Jewish American Heritage Month. (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR178/
- SR 104: Relative to aging and chronic disease policy. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR104/
- SR 94: Relative to Myositis Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR94/
- SR 92: Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR92/
- SCR 142: Relative to March4Water Month. (became law, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR142/
- SB 1282: Transportation electrification: grid-integrated vehicle technologies: standards. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1282/
- SB 1142: Digital Dignity Act. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1142/
- SB 1110: Early learning and care: rates. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1110/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $614.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1978154798605128101
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1978154801394335978
- 2025-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1971588944031875220
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1970642071838187785
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1970642074145038576
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1970642076334465090
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1914782756846100881
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1914355196140114041
- 2025-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1912186595576619503
- 2025-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJoshBecker/status/1911510101078491357

## Links

- Official site: https://sd13.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.joshbeckerforcalifornia.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenJoshBecker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sen.josh.becker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jbecker1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh.becker.ca/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joshbecker2690
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckerjosh/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c71137b2-3fc3-48bf-b0ad-6c29aff98268