Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
CA Scorecard 2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the California State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Assembly
1. Article V Convention: Gun Control
SJR7 Article V Convention: Gun Control (passed 53 to 17 on 9/14/2023). Applies to Congress to call an Article V convention for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment on “firearms regulations and prohibitions.”
2. Firearm Purchase Waiting Periods
AB1406 Firearm Purchase Waiting Periods (passed 67 to 9 on 9/11/2023). Allows the California Department of Justice to delay a firearms background check up to 30 days if “additional research” is required or by “emergency” order of the Attorney General.
3. "Gender Identity" Affirmation for Child Custody
AB957 "Gender Identity" Affirmation for Child Custody (passed 61 to 16 on 9/8/2023). Would include a parent’s affirmation of the child’s “gender identity or gender expression” as part of the “health, safety, and welfare” factors used to determine the “best interests of the child” for the purposes of deciding custody.
4. Aspiration Abortions by Physician Assistants
SB385 Aspiration Abortions by Physician Assistants (passed 58 to 15 on 8/24/2023). Expands aspiration abortion training for physician assistants and permits them to perform aspiration abortions without the presence of a supervising physician and surgeon.
5. “Climate-Resilient” Bond Act of 2024
AB408 “Climate-Resilient” Bond Act of 2024 (passed 67 to 9 on 5/31/2023). Would authorize $3.4 billion in general bond obligations to finance programs related to “climate change,” “food insecurity,” and an “equitable economy.”
6. Ban on Biometric Police Bodycam Surveillance
AB1034 Ban on Biometric Police Bodycam Surveillance (passed 41 to 17 on 5/15/2023). Would prohibit a law enforcement officer or agency from using any biometric surveillance system in connection with a law enforcement agency’s body-worn camera or data collected from an officer camera.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Dawn Addis | D | HD-030 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry | D | HD-004 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Juan Alanis | R | HD-022 | 40% | + | - | + | . | - | - |
David Alvarez | D | HD-080 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Joaquin Arambula | D | HD-031 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Jasmeet Bains | D | HD-035 | 0% | . | - | - | - | . | . |
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | HD-016 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Steve Bennett | D | HD-038 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Marc Berman | D | HD-023 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Tasha Boerner | D | HD-077 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Mia Bonta | D | HD-018 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Isaac G. Bryan | D | HD-054 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Lisa Calderon | D | HD-056 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Wendy Carrillo | D | HD-052 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Juan Carrillo | D | HD-039 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Sabrina Cervantes | D | HD-058 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Phillip Chen | R | HD-059 | 60% | + | . | + | + | - | - |
Damon Connolly | D | HD-012 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Megan Dahle | R | HD-001 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Laurie Davies | R | HD-074 | 60% | . | - | + | + | + | - |
Diane Dixon | R | HD-072 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
Bill Essayli | R | HD-063 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Heath Flora | R | HD-009 | 75% | + | . | + | + | - | . |
Vince Fong | R | HD-032 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Mike Fong | D | HD-049 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Laura Friedman | D | HD-044 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Jesse Gabriel | D | HD-046 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
James Gallagher | R | HD-003 | 80% | + | + | + | . | + | - |
Eduardo Garcia | D | HD-036 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Mike A. Gipson | D | HD-065 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Timothy S. Grayson | D | HD-015 | 25% | . | - | . | - | - | + |
Matt Haney | D | HD-017 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Gregg Hart | D | HD-037 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Chris R. Holden | D | HD-041 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Josh Hoover | R | HD-007 | 60% | + | . | + | + | - | - |
Jacqui Irwin | D | HD-042 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Corey Jackson | D | HD-060 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer | D | HD-057 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Ash Kalra | D | HD-034 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Tom Lackey | R | HD-036 | 60% | + | - | + | + | . | - |
Alex Lee | D | HD-024 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Evan Low | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Josh Lowenthal | D | HD-069 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Brian Maienschein | D | HD-076 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Devon J. Mathis | R | HD-033 | 80% | + | + | . | + | + | - |
Kevin McCarty | D | HD-006 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Tina McKinnor | D | HD-061 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Al Muratsuchi | D | HD-066 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Stephanie Nguyen | D | HD-010 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Liz Ortega | D | HD-020 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Blanca Pacheco | D | HD-064 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Diane Papan | D | HD-021 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Jim Patterson | R | HD-008 | 75% | + | + | . | + | . | - |
Joe Patterson | R | HD-005 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Gail Pellerin | D | HD-028 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Cottie Petrie-Norris | D | HD-073 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sharon Quirk-Silva | D | HD-065 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
James C. Ramos | D | HD-045 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Anthony Rendon | D | HD-062 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Eloise Gómez Reyes | D | HD-050 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Robert Rivas | D | HD-029 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Luz M. Rivas | D | HD-043 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Freddie Rodriguez | D | HD-053 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Blanca E. Rubio | D | HD-048 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Kate Sanchez | R | HD-071 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
Miguel Santiago | D | HD-054 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Pilar Schiavo | D | HD-040 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Esmeralda Soria | D | HD-027 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | . |
Tri Ta | R | HD-070 | 80% | + | + | + | + | . | - |
Philip Y. Ting | D | HD-019 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Avelino Valencia | D | HD-068 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | . |
Carlos Villapudua | D | HD-013 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | . |
Marie Waldron | R | HD-075 | 80% | + | + | + | + | - | . |
Greg Wallis | R | HD-047 | 40% | + | . | + | - | - | - |
Christopher M. Ward | D | HD-078 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Akilah Weber, M.D. | D | HD-079 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Buffy Wicks | D | HD-014 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Lori D. Wilson | D | HD-011 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Jim Wood | D | HD-002 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Rick Zbur | D | HD-051 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 11.8% |
Republican | 69.8% |