# Esmeralda Soria

Esmeralda Soria is a Democratic member of the California House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 27
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d2a8e29a-5eac-4e2a-a686-d1bdb04927e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2a8e29a-5eac-4e2a-a686-d1bdb04927e7 (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

Soria reported $1.5M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

205 classified statements: 205 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Soria | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.5% | 326 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 10.4% | 551 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 41.5% | 39.2% | 360 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.4% | 2.9% | 227 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 26.8% | 14.4% | 124 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 25% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 13% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.2% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 975 donors and 499 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 93.4% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.0% (97.7%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 36 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 297. 84.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 39 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 188: Relative to food and agriculture. (became law, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR188/
- HR 99: Relative to California Agriculture Day. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR99/
- AB 2732: Educational outcomes. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2732/
- AB 2639: Merced County Flood Control District: assessment. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2639/
- AB 2753: Elective office: sex offenders. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2753/
- AB 2743: Buy California Program: task forces: events drawing significant world attention. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2743/
- AB 2739: Water: affordability and system stabilization. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2739/
- AB 2566: Huron Hawk Conservancy. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2566/
- AB 2481: Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2481/
- AB 2706: Acidified foods and low-acid foods. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2706/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.5M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/2058798486246854880
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/2019999511754731860
- 2025-11-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1994474500088631744
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1990901845804691570
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1986113703507562511
- 2025-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1976757623191224364
- 2025-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1976428519917052311
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1967444616392970410
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1967086513738670450
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmSoria, Esmeralda_Soria/status/1967087051482034365

## Links

- Official site: https://a27.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://soriaforcalifornia.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmSoria
- X: https://x.com/Esmeralda_Soria
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esmeraldaforcalifornia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1219379
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmesmeraldasoria/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeraldas1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2a8e29a-5eac-4e2a-a686-d1bdb04927e7