# Lena Gonzalez

Lena Gonzalez is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 33.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2019-06-12
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cb6cc457-59f8-4dd8-aeb5-691c3795ffb7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb6cc457-59f8-4dd8-aeb5-691c3795ffb7 (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

The policy areas Gonzalez talks about and legislates on agree at 0.29 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

85 classified statements: 85 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 | Gonzalez | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.4% | 125 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 10.3% | 179 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 67.1% | 42.9% | 27 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 3.4% | 167 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 23.5% | 16.1% | 80 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 58% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Immigration 14% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Education 8.8% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 7.0% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.21 (standard error 0.03), from 417 donors and 1,057 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.5% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 100% (98.7%). 5 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 98. 84.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 30 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 169: Relative to Women's Small Business Month. (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR169/
- SR 90: Relative to Khmer New Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR90/
- SR 91: Relative to Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR91/
- SR 86: Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR86/
- SB 1394: State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1394/
- SB 1268: Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1268/
- SB 1362: DREAM grant program. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1362/
- SB 1291: Mutual water companies. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1291/
- SB 1332: State civil service: employment disqualification: disclosure. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1332/
- SB 1349: Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst's Office: assessment, report, and recommendation. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1349/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $787.9K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 97% 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.

- 2025-05-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1920994954039677364
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1917615790628692465
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1917362089158664553
- 2025-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1916943032605413489
- 2025-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1916943039127556469
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1914747012177899922
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1914751435251835402
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1914808317660254572
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1914825497210687822
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenGonzalez33/status/1914450726555934902

## Links

- Official site: https://sd33.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://votelenagonzalez.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenGonzalez33
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenGonzalez33/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votelenagonzalez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorgonzalez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votelenagonzalez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-a-gonzalez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb6cc457-59f8-4dd8-aeb5-691c3795ffb7