# Susan Rubio

Susan Rubio is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2018-12-03
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cb0f6477-568f-49db-aba3-f88e7bccbefc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb0f6477-568f-49db-aba3-f88e7bccbefc (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

Rubio reported $789.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

247 classified statements: 247 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 | Rubio | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 10.3% | 204 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 60.7% | 42.9% | 63 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 3.4% | 70 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 39.3% | 16.1% | 17 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Emergency Management 19% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Families 16% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.03), from 444 donors and 1,103 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.1% (98.7%). 7 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 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 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 43 bills: 43 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 125. 90.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 25 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 126: Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR126/
- SCR 189: Relative to I ♥ SGV Day. (became law, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR189/
- SB 1409: Horse racing: charity days. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1409/
- SB 1358: News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1358/
- SB 1309: Health care coverage: lung cancer. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1309/
- SB 1294: Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1294/
- SB 1276: Crimes: sexual exploitation of a child. (became law, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1276/
- SB 1412: Parental communication: teacher meetings. (became law, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1412/
- SB 1398: State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1398/
- SB 1323: Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1323/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $789.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% 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.

- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2098942611105235001
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2098645366715625550
- 2026-08-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2088818773499502659
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2086255120237650071
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2086226040326930631
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2084642191327252863
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2071040663232417916
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2071040665656738060
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2071041356391444612
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSusanRubio, https://www.twitter.com/SusanRubioCA/status/2071041403690656065

## Links

- Official site: https://sd22.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.susanrubio.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenSusanRubio
- X: https://x.com/SusanRubioCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenSusanRubio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanRubioCA/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.rubio.33
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensusanrubio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanrubioca/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb0f6477-568f-49db-aba3-f88e7bccbefc