# Kelly Seyarto

Kelly Seyarto is a Republican member of the California Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d9462f08-2b27-4969-8436-9a1c21534a40

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9462f08-2b27-4969-8436-9a1c21534a40 (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

Seyarto reported $498.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

353 classified statements: 353 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 | Seyarto | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.3% | 177 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.5% | 174 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 34.0% | 37.3% | 200 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.3% | 132 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 17.8% | 15.4% | 131 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Emergency Management 13% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 89 donors and 807 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.5% (98.7%). 21 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 116. 86.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 28 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 194: Relative to Service Dog Appreciation Month. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR194/
- SR 127: Relative to Constitution Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR127/
- SCR 191: Relative to California Emergency Preparedness Month. (became law, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR191/
- SCR 182: Relative to Purple Heart Day. (became law, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR182/
- SCR 144: Relative to Crime Victims' Rights Week. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR144/
- SB 1348: Life and disability insurance contracts. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1348/
- SB 1186: Expedited birth certificates upon adoption. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1186/
- SB 1121: Vehicles: commercial electric vehicle safety. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1121/
- SB 1042: Vehicle registration modernization study. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1042/
- SB 1029: Vehicle lien sales: proceeds. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1029/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $498.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2114863721390731381
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2114489686257545600
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2113805305394147777
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2113109259307425998
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2113403614580613601
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2112721211218391294
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2112304052105314553
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2111537726302626296
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2111179711510675463
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto/status/2110823431075963174

## Links

- Official site: https://sr32.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://seyartoforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorSeyarto
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKellySeyarto
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dennis.seyarto
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorseyarto/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9462f08-2b27-4969-8436-9a1c21534a40