# Lisa Calderon

Lisa Calderon is a Democratic member of the California House for district 56.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 56
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ed58ae30-ffe5-4395-9353-141e4018cbe3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed58ae30-ffe5-4395-9353-141e4018cbe3 (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

Calderon reported $563.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

43 classified statements: 43 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 | Calderon | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.3% | 10.4% | 585 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 46.5% | 39.2% | 273 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 331 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.6% | 14.4% | 254 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 35% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Environmental Protection 10% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Finance and Financial Sector 10% (State House Democrats 1.2%); Education 5.0% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.96 (standard error 0.04), from 114 donors and 771 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.8% (97.7%). 1 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 not voting · 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 29 bills: 26 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 319. 86.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 35 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- ACR 153: Relative to Irish American Heritage Month. (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR153/
- AB 2517: Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2517/
- AB 2647: Energy: nuclear powerplants: assessment. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2647/
- AB 2491: The Every Kid Counts (EKC) College Savings Program. (introduced, 2026-02-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2491/
- AB 2299: California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2299/
- AB 2215: Water rights: permits: State Water Project. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2215/
- AB 2048: California-Ireland Trade Commission. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2048/
- AB 2043: Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2043/
- ACR 139: Relative to Sleep Apnea Awareness Month. (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/ACR139/
- AB 1940: Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopause. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1940/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $563.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/2098873600472461644
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1904300035824873775
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1904300045941559710
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1903950096930312333
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1903950101892223224
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1902777817429053727
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1902777828925665733
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1900275334349807766
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1900275338669871345
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon, https://www.twitter.com/LisaforAD56/status/1899514946511413402

## Links

- Official site: https://a56.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://lisacalderon4assembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmLisaCalderon
- X: https://x.com/LisaforAD56
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmLisaCalderon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaCalderon4Assembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AsmLisaCalderon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisacalderon4assembly/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisacalderon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed58ae30-ffe5-4395-9353-141e4018cbe3