# Suzette Valladares

Suzette Valladares is a Republican member of the California Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: California Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2024-12-02
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fb1c2c06-108c-41bf-9f08-44a9f8e0cb08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb1c2c06-108c-41bf-9f08-44a9f8e0cb08 (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

Valladares reported $463.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

223 classified statements: 223 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 | Valladares | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.6% | 2.3% | 84 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 24.2% | 9.5% | 33 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 34.1% | 37.3% | 199 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.1% | 2.3% | 92 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 2.2% | 15.4% | 310 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 114 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 28% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Energy 16% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Taxation 11% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Commerce 9.2% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 1,003 donors and 440 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 87% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 95.6% (98.7%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted not voting · 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 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 132. 67.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 34 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 138: Relative to the Democratic Socialists of America. (in committee, 2026-08-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR138/
- SR 122: Relative to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR122/
- SCR 180: Hydrogen: decarbonization tool. (became law, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR180/
- SCR 149: Relative to World Autism Awareness Day. (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR149/
- SB 1352: Property taxation: newly constructed: reconstructed property. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1352/
- SB 1395: Criminal procedure: protective orders. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1395/
- SB 1281: Public resources: certified community conservation corps. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1281/
- SB 1353: Alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities: residential use of property. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1353/
- SB 1396: Illegal dumping. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1396/
- SB 1280: Health care coverage for mental health and substance use disorders. (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1280/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $463.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2113063779034624420
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2113064106580467837
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2113102313988706449
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2108984988213673990
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2102495676710174902
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2094580417672495213
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2094251191446466695
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2094453717332578609
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2092758849954705687
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/suzettemartinez/status/2092759289450610844

## Links

- Official site: https://sr23.senate.ca.gov/
- X: https://x.com/suzettemartinez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzetteMValladares/?locale=es_LA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzettemvalladares/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@suzettevalladaresforsenate
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@suzettevalladares
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzette-martinez-valladares-53794a28/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fb1c2c06-108c-41bf-9f08-44a9f8e0cb08