← Reps
Official photo of María Elena Durazo

State · State Senate

María Elena Durazo

State Senator · Senate District 26 · Party: Democratic

3008 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 1306 (Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1438 (School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1398 (Workers' compensation.). It passed. Sep 4, 2025

Votes from the official record of each vote. How Quick mode works

Record at a glance

3008
Final-passage votes
5157
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 26
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
1993Today

No issues page found

María Elena Durazo's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 11, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows María Elena Durazo'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 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

  • AB 943

    Insurance agents: prelicensing education.

    3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1223

    Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act: Sacramento Transportation Authority.

    3rd Reading AB1223 Nguyen et al. By Cortese

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 9

    Accessory Dwelling Units: ordinances.

    Unfinished Business SB9 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1004

    Tribal financial information: public records: exemption.

    3rd Reading AB1004 Wallis By Allen

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1230

    Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures.

    3rd Reading AB1230 Bonta et al. By Ochoa Bogh

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 876

    Nurse anesthetists: scope of practice.

    3rd Reading AB876 Flora By Ashby

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 960

    Patient visitation.

    3rd Reading AB960 Garcia et al. By Limón

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 248

    County jails: wages.

    3rd Reading AB248 Bryan et al. By Becker

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 455

    Real estate: environmental hazards: thirdhand smoke.

    3rd Reading AB455 Ortega By Menjivar

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 932

    Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.

    3rd Reading AB932 Irwin et al. By Cabaldon

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1408

    Electricity: interconnections.

    3rd Reading AB1408 Irwin et al. By Padilla

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1250

    Transit operators: paratransit: recertification of eligibility.

    3rd Reading AB1250 Papan By Strickland

    Sep 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees María Elena Durazo 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

$49,798

Spent $810,095

Totals

  • Raised
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $49,798
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $810,095
  • From individuals (itemized)
    1 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $2,000 4%

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)

  • Labor unions
    $18,600
  • Education
    $10,400
  • Health care
    $3,499
  • Construction and engineering
    $1,800
  • Energy and utilities
    $1,500
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    $1,500
  • Media and entertainment
    $1,500
  • Agriculture and food
    $1,000

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 84% 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

  • California Nurses Association Political Action Committee (CNA-PAC)
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $7,500
  • Faculty for Our University's Future, A Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $7,400
  • California State Council of Laborers PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $5,900
  • Amarok
    1 contribution · organization · Not classified
    $2,500
  • Union Pacific Railroad Company
    1 contribution · organization · Labor unions
    $2,000
  • State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Construction and engineering
    $1,800
  • California Correctional Peace Officers Association Political Action Committee
    1 contribution · committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $1,500
  • California Veterinary Medical Association PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Health care
    $1,500
  • PACE of California School Employees Association SCC
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $1,500
  • PG&E Corporation
    2 contributions · organization · Energy and utilities
    $1,500

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between María Elena Durazo'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 María Elena Durazo 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 (1)

The committees María Elena Durazo 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.

Maria Elena Durazo for State Senate 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $10,544 · cash at end $153,712 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $29,328 · cash at end $156,462 Statement ↗
    $998 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $3,325 · cash at end $185,312 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $20,320 · cash at end $188,117 Statement ↗
    $800 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 Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 29, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 14, 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 Mar 1, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 25, 2020 · covers 2019 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2019 · covers 2018 Statement (PDF) ↗

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

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.

How it works