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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

Today
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No platform recorded yet

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 1127

    Firearms: converter pistols.

    AB 1127 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 294

    The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

    SB 294 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Ortega

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 825

    Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.

    AB 825 PETRIE-NORRIS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1246

    Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.

    AB 1246 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 48

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    SB 48 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By FONG

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 352

    Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.

    SB 352 Reyes Senate Third Reading By BRYAN

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 53

    Artificial intelligence models: large developers.

    SB 53 Wiener Senate Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 699

    Elections: local tax measures.

    AB 699 Stefani Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 767

    Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.

    SB 767 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 42

    Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

    SB 42 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Lee

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 495

    Insurance.

    SB 495 Allen Senate Third Reading By Harabedian

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1152

    Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.

    AB 1152 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 326

    Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.

    SB 326 Becker Senate Third Reading By Bryan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1454

    Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.

    AB 1454 RIVAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 720

    Automated traffic enforcement system programs.

    SB 720 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Pellerin

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 80

    Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.

    SB 80 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Harabedian

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 572

    Criminal procedure: interrogations.

    AB 572 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 237

    Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

    SB 237 Grayson Senate Third Reading By WILSON

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 963

    Public works: prevailing wages: access to records.

    AB 963 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 861

    Consumer affairs.

    SB 861 Business, Professions and Senate Third Reading By FLORA

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 847

    Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

    AB 847 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 541

    Electricity: load shifting.

    SB 541 Becker Senate Third Reading By Schultz

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1376

    Wards: probation.

    AB 1376 Bonta Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1143

    State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.

    AB 1143 Bennett Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 985

    Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.

    AB 985 Schiavo Concurrence - Urgency Added

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1098

    California Education Interagency Council.

    AB 1098 Fong Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 451

    Gambling.

    SB 451 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By AHRENS

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 547

    Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal.

    SB 547 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Calderon

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 429

    Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.

    SB 429 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Alvarez

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 940

    Economic development: industry strategies.

    AB 940 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1043

    Age verification signals: software applications and online services.

    AB 1043 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 715

    Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.

    AB 715 ZBUR Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 720

    Beverages: alcohol permits: container labeling.

    AB 720 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 848

    Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention.

    SB 848 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Wicks

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 414

    School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, and networks: flex-based instruction: local educational agency contracting.

    SB 414 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1231

    Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.

    AB 1231 ELHAWARY Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Failed

  • AB 1084

    Change of name and gender and sex identifier.

    AB 1084 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 154

    Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.

    AB 154 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1327

    Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.

    AB 1327 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1273

    Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.

    AB 1273 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 245

    Criminal procedure.

    SB 245 Reyes Senate Third Reading By Bryan

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 531

    Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.

    AB 531 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 732

    Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.

    AB 732 MACEDO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 107

    Relative to the Diablo Range.

    ACR 107 Bauer-Kahan Consent Calendar Second Day

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1373

    Water quality: state certification.

    AB 1373 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1388

    Law enforcement: settlement agreements.

    AB 1388 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 763

    Conspiracy against trade: punishment.

    SB 763 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Kalra

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 299

    Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.

    AB 299 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 630

    Abandoned recreational vehicles.

    AB 630 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Sep 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1417

    Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.

    AB 1417 Stefani 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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