# Jerry McNerney

Jerry McNerney is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e9733632-df5d-48b4-b4a3-4768e7dcb5f7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9733632-df5d-48b4-b4a3-4768e7dcb5f7 (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

81% of McNerney’s statements discuss policy, 1.9 times the State Senate Democrat average of 43%.

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

962 classified statements: 962 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 | McNerney | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.4% | 105 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 22.0% | 10.3% | 37 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 80.6% | 42.9% | 3 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.5% | 3.4% | 24 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 35.4% | 16.1% | 24 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 85 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 23% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Water Resources Development 18% (State Senate Democrats 1.2%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Environmental Protection 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.10 (standard error 0.01), from 1,584 donors and 5,849 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.4% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.8% (98.7%). 3 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 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 96. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 4 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 18: Relative to campaign finance reform. (became law, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SJR18/
- SCR 171: Relative to California Nonprofits Day. (became law, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR171/
- SR 105: Relative to National Tennis Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR105/
- SB 1275: Sales and use tax exemption: vehicle license fee imposition: motor vehicles. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1275/
- SB 1406: Sales and Use Tax Law: vehicles: shell companies. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1406/
- SB 1329: Real property tax: valuation: active solar energy system. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1329/
- SB 1350: Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition. (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1350/
- SB 1313: Drinking water: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1313/
- SR 83: Relative to Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR83/
- SB 1196: Small energization projects: electrical service connections. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1196/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $330.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2107881427719401843
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2107881810122428826
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105693685514149963
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105694351766745351
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105694950184874439
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105742279399055730
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105743448972443690
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105744132950143053
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105744343818735999
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenMcNerney, jerrymcnerney/status/2105744650678190431

## Links

- Official site: https://sd05.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://jerrymcnerney.org/
- X: https://x.com/SenMcNerney
- X: https://x.com/jerrymcnerney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congressmanjerrymcnerney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJerryMcNerney/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerry_mcnerney

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e9733632-df5d-48b4-b4a3-4768e7dcb5f7