# Scott Wiener

Scott Wiener is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 11.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2016-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de84277e-1c23-4036-bd64-b27c310a1c0e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de84277e-1c23-4036-bd64-b27c310a1c0e (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

14% of Wiener’s statements use an extreme label, 16.7 times the State Senate Democrat average of 0.8%.

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

1,893 classified statements: 1,893 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 | Wiener | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.3% | 2.4% | 14 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 24.3% | 10.3% | 31 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 60.2% | 42.9% | 67 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 3.4% | 239 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.5% | 16.1% | 106 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 13.9% | 0.8% | 2 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Immigration 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.02), from 3,875 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 98.9% (98.7%). 28 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 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 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 144. 96.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 13 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 193: Relative to the Emperor Norton Tunnel. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR193/
- SR 98: Relative to Heat Pump Week in California. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR98/
- SCR 140: Relative to Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR140/
- SB 1258: Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1258/
- SB 1123: Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1123/
- SB 1074: Covered provider: goods and services: self-preferencing conduct. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1074/
- SB 1097: California Environmental Quality Act: electrical distribution: exemptions. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1097/
- SB 1065: Public works: apprenticeship. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1065/
- SCR 124: Transportation access: persons with epilepsy. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR124/
- SB 1004: Law enforcement: masks. (became law, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1004/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $66.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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 · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2114519845601783969
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2114520853249671272
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2114841004054352021
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2114464335225319451
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2113801622253904002
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2114067220430983570
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2113439174137184309
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2113665050645024964
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2113734195923361947
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Scott_Wiener/status/2113738300519227635

## Links

- Official site: https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.scottwiener.com/
- X: https://x.com/Scott_Wiener
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottWiener2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottdwiener
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scott_wiener/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottwiener3007
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wiener-936760/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de84277e-1c23-4036-bd64-b27c310a1c0e