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James Ramos

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 45 · Party: Democratic

3926 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3926
Final-passage votes
4656
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Assemblymember
District
Assembly District 45
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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This tab shows James Ramos's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

How the platform is recorded

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  • AB 1288

    Registered environmental health specialists.

    AB 1288 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 775

    Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    SB 775 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Berman

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 839

    Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.

    SB 839 Laird Senate Third Reading By Connolly

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1036

    Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.

    AB 1036 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 295

    California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.

    SB 295 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Failed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1108

    County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

    AB 1108 Hart Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 870

    California Children's Services Program: county designation.

    AB 870 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 16

    Vote by mail ballots: processing.

    AB 16 Alanis Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1356

    Alcohol and other drug programs.

    AB 1356 Dixon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 707

    Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.

    SB 707 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 822

    Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.

    SB 822 Becker Senate Third Reading By Valencia

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 383

    Firearms: prohibition: minors.

    AB 383 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 789

    Political Reform Act of 1974: security expenses.

    AB 789 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 366

    Ignition interlock devices.

    AB 366 PETRIE-NORRIS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1210

    Postrelease community supervision.

    AB 1210 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1476

    Meal program: senior citizens.

    AB 1476 Wallis Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 484

    California bar examination.

    AB 484 Dixon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 808

    Campaign statements and registrations: filing online or electronically.

    AB 808 Addis Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    AB 1390 Solache Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 727

    The Great Redwood Trail Agency.

    SB 727 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Rogers

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 67

    Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.

    SB 67 Seyarto Senate Third Reading By Ta

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 8

    Cannabis: cannabinoids: industrial hemp.

    AB 8 AGUIAR-CURRY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 158

    Land use.

    SB 158 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 378

    Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.

    SB 378 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1207

    Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.

    AB 1207 IRWIN Concurrence - Urgency Added

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 596

    Elections: ballot disclosures.

    AB 596 ORTEGA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Failed

  • SB 63

    San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: public transit funding.

    SB 63 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Wilson

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 776

    Optometry.

    SB 776 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Berman

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 274

    Automated license plate recognition systems.

    SB 274 Cervantes Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 787

    Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California.

    SB 787 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 962

    Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans: use of smartphones.

    AB 962 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1418

    Department of Health Care Access and Information.

    AB 1418 Schiavo Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 59

    Change of name or gender and sex identifier.

    SB 59 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Mark González

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1363

    Protective orders: Wyland's Law.

    AB 1363 Stefani Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 290

    California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.

    AB 290 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 943

    Insurance agents: prelicensing education.

    AB 943 Michelle Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 486

    Crimes: burglary tools.

    AB 486 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 45

    Privacy: health data: location and research.

    AB 45 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 75

    Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.

    SB 75 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 349

    Foster care supplement.

    AB 349 Dixon Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 351

    Health facilities.

    SB 351 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Patel

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 682

    Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

    SB 682 Allen Senate Third Reading By Connolly

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 647

    Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership.

    SB 647 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Arambula

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 703

    Ports: truck drivers.

    SB 703 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Bryan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 809

    Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.

    SB 809 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Ramos

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 11

    Artificial intelligence technology.

    SB 11 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 629

    Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas.

    SB 629 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Zbur

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 741

    Department of Justice: child abuse reporting.

    AB 741 Ransom Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 764

    Birds and mammals: nongame birds: mute swans.

    AB 764 Jeff Gonzalez Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 915

    Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions.

    AB 915 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees James Ramos 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

$938,420

Spent $566,224

Totals

  • Raised
    12 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $938,420
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $566,224
  • From individuals (itemized)
    66 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $135,975 14%

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)

  • Tribal governments
    $179,533
  • Labor unions
    $102,900
  • Agriculture and food
    $44,200
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    $42,025
  • Health care
    $36,500
  • Energy and utilities
    $31,600
  • Transportation
    $26,500
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $25,350

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 63% 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

  • SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSIONS INDIANS
    3 donors · Tribal governments
    $17,700
  • YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION
    3 donors · Not classified
    $7,500
  • A&I PALLETS
    4 donors · Not classified
    $3,250

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $45,425 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
    5 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $75,800
  • Brainstorm Logistics LLC DBA Rymax(Eve Kolakowski)
    3 contributions · organization · Transportation
    $20,000
  • The PENTA Building Group LLC(John Cannito)
    3 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $20,000
  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
    3 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $14,300
  • Association of California School Administrators Political Action Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • California State Council of Laborers PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • Sempra
    6 contributions · organization · Energy and utilities
    $11,800
  • Table Mountain Rancheria
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800

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

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $28,807

  • PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION
    race: State Assembly · 1 report · May 22, 2026
    $28,807

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about James Ramos 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 James Ramos 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.

Friends of James Ramos Ballot Measure Committee

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $2,107 · cash at end $182,561 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $2,754 · cash at end $184,668 Statement ↗
    $25,000 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $147 · cash at end $162,422 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $1,323 · cash at end $162,569 Statement ↗
    $41,400 received
Committee record ↗

Re-Elect James Ramos for Assembly 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $43,981 · cash at end $1,266,056 Statement ↗
    $104,800 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $95,544 · cash at end $1,221,028 Statement ↗
    $64,725 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $59,215 · cash at end $1,229,776 Statement ↗
    $31,220 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $87,292 · cash at end $1,238,749 Statement ↗
    $248,600 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 Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 18, 2026 · covers 2024 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 18, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 26, 2025 · covers 2024 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 27, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Nov 30, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 22, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 28, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 1, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗

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

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