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Henry Stern

State Senator · Senate District 27 · Party: Democratic

3007 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on AB 42 (CalWORKs: CalFresh: eligibility: income and resource exclusions.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1200 (Emergency services: disaster preparedness.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 833 (Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies: sponsors.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025

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Record at a glance

3007
Final-passage votes
4604
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 27
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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No issues page found

Henry Stern's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 9, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Henry Stern's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • AB 42

    CalWORKs: CalFresh: eligibility: income and resource exclusions.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1200

    Emergency services: disaster preparedness.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 833

    Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies: sponsors.

    3rd Reading AB833 Alvarez By Caballero

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 251

    Elders and dependent adults: abuse or neglect.

    3rd Reading AB251 Kalra By Wahab

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 645

    Emergency medical services: dispatcher training.

    Special Consent AB645 Carrillo et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 509

    Alcoholic beverages: minors.

    3rd Reading AB509 Flora By Rubio

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 94

    Recall elections: successors.

    3rd Reading AB94 Bennett By Umberg

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 81

    Veterans: mental health.

    Special Consent AB81 Ta et al. By Grove

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1285

    State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.

    Special Consent AB1285 E.M.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 993

    Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 489

    Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.

    Special Consent AB489 Bonta et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1002

    Contractors: failure to pay wages: discipline.

    3rd Reading AB1002 Gabriel et al. By Durazo

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1306

    Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1438

    School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.

    Special Consent AB1438 Gallagher By Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1398

    Workers' compensation.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1374

    Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties.

    3rd Reading AB1374 Berman et al. By Umberg

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 568

    Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act.

    3rd Reading AB568 Macedo By Grove

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 443

    Retirement: joint powers authorities.

    Unfinished Business SB443 Rubio Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1067

    Public employees' retirement: felony convictions.

    Special Consent AB1067 Quirk-Silva

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1087

    Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

    Special Consent AB1087 Patterson By Niello

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 563

    Childcare: Early Childhood Policy Council.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 774

    Civil actions: enforcement of judgments.

    Special Consent AB774 Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 486

    Crimes: burglary tools.

    Special Consent

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 230

    Workers' compensation: firefighters.

    Unfinished Business SB230 Laird et al. Concurrence

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 323

    Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.

    Special Consent AB323 Fong et al.

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1415

    California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act.

    3rd Reading AB1415 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 339

    Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.

    3rd Reading AB339 Ortega By Durazo

    Sep 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 764

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    Unfinished Business SB764 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 406

    Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.

    3rd Reading AB406 Schiavo By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 650

    The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.

    Unfinished Business SB650 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 224

    Health care coverage: essential health benefits.

    3rd Reading AB224 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1258

    Deferred entry of judgment pilot program.

    3rd Reading AB1258 Kalra By Cortese

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 519

    Pet broker sales.

    3rd Reading AB519 Berman et al. By Umberg

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 428

    Joint powers agreements: water corporations.

    3rd Reading AB428 Blanca Rubio By McNerney

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 894

    General acute care hospitals: patient directories.

    3rd Reading AB894 Carrillo et al. By Rubio

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1384

    Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.

    3rd Reading AB1384 Nguyen et al. By Richardson

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 30

    State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.

    3rd Reading AB30 Alvarez et al. By Richardson Urgency Clause

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1003

    Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.

    3rd Reading AB1003 Calderon By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 900

    Environmental protection: 30x30 goals: land conservation: stewardship.

    3rd Reading AB900 Papan By Grove

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 757

    Local government: nuisance abatement.

    Unfinished Business SB757 Richardson Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 507

    Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.

    Unfinished Business SB507 Limón Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 361

    Best value procurement: school districts.

    3rd Reading AB361 Schultz By Pérez

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 663

    Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale and distribution prohibition: exemptions.

    3rd Reading AB663 McKinnor By Rubio Urgency Clause

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 221

    Tribal Nation Grant Fund.

    3rd Reading AB221 Ramos et al. By Richardson

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 439

    California Coastal Act of 1976: local planning and reporting.

    3rd Reading AB439 Rogers By Allen

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 281

    Pleas: immigration advisement.

    Unfinished Business SB281 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 309

    Hypodermic needles and syringes.

    3rd Reading AB309 Zbur et al. By Padilla Final Vote

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 12

    Relative to the Head Start program.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR12 Ahrens et al.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 769

    Regional park and open-space districts.

    3rd Reading AB769 Wilson By Arreguín

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 43

    Wild and scenic rivers.

    3rd Reading AB43 Schultz By Laird

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Henry Stern controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.

Raised · 2025–2026

$4,500

Spent $338,942

Totals

  • Raised
    5 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $4,500
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $338,942
  • From individuals (itemized)
    0 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $0 0%

Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Construction and engineering
    $1,500

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 33% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

Top employers of individual donors

No employer was named by 3 or more donors.

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • Associated General Contractors PAC of California
    1 contribution · committee · Construction and engineering
    $1,500
  • CAL Fire Local 2881 PAC Small Contributor Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $1,500
  • California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC Small Contributor Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $1,500

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Henry Stern's own committees aren't counted.

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $0

None reported.

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Henry Stern by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.

Campaign committees and statements (2)

The committees Henry Stern controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.

Henry Stern Senate 2024 Officeholder Account

  • Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $3,444 · cash at end $1,840 Statement ↗
    $4,500 received
Committee record ↗

Stern for Senate 2024

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $21,908 · cash at end $15,287 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $66,732 · cash at end $28,166 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $130,346 · cash at end $94,994 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
    Spent $116,511 · cash at end $276,220 Statement ↗
    $0 received
Committee record ↗

From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

Methodology
Disclosures

Statements of economic interests (Form 700)

California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 29, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 12, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 30, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 26, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2020 · covers 2019 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 5, 2019 · covers 2019 Statement (PDF) ↗

Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How

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