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Roger Niello

State Senator · Senate District 6 · Party: Republican

3008 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3008
Final-passage votes
4598
All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 6
Party
Republican
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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This tab shows Roger Niello'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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  • SB 156

    Labor.

    Unfinished Business SB156 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 160

    Background checks.

    Unfinished Business SB160 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 27

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    Unfinished Business SB27 Umberg Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 761

    CalFresh: student eligibility.

    Unfinished Business SB761 Ashby et al. Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 161

    State employment: state bargaining units.

    Unfinished Business SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 146

    Human services.

    Unfinished Business SB146 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1084

    Change of name and gender and sex identifier.

    3rd Reading AB1084 Zbur et al. By Wiener

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 630

    State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.

    Unfinished Business SB630 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 79

    Housing development: transit-oriented development.

    Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 962

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

    3rd Reading AB962 Hoover By Allen

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 299

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

    3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 24

    Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.

    Unfinished Business SB24 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Sep 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 233

    Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.

    Unfinished Business SB233 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Unfinished Business SB627 Wiener et al. Concurrence Reconsider

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 317

    Wastewater surveillance.

    Unfinished Business SB317 Hurtado et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 307

    Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.

    Unfinished Business SB307 Cervantes Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 19

    Crimes: threats.

    Unfinished Business SB19 Rubio et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 805

    Crimes.

    Unfinished Business SB805 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 484

    California bar examination.

    3rd Reading AB484 Dixon By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 394

    Public transportation providers.

    3rd Reading AB394 Wilson et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1264

    Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.

    3rd Reading AB1264 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 741

    Department of Justice: child abuse reporting.

    3rd Reading AB741 Ransom By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 985

    Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.

    3rd Reading AB985 Schiavo et al. By Blakespear Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 717

    Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

    Unfinished Business SB717 Richardson Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 709

    Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability plans.

    3rd Reading AB709 Jeff Gonzalez By Seyarto

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 571

    Emergencies: crimes.

    Unfinished Business SB571 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 630

    Abandoned recreational vehicles.

    3rd Reading AB630 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1032

    Coverage for behavioral health visits.

    3rd Reading AB1032 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 302

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.

    Unfinished Business SB302 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 710

    Property taxation: active solar energy systems.

    Unfinished Business SB710 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 943

    Insurance agents: prelicensing education.

    3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 36

    Price gouging: state of emergency.

    Unfinished Business SB36 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Unfinished Business SB627 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 820

    Inmates: mental health.

    Unfinished Business SB820 Stern Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 517

    Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.

    Unfinished Business SB517 Niello Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 792

    Childcare.

    Unfinished Business SB792 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 292

    Electricity: wildfire mitigation: deenergization events and reliability.

    Unfinished Business SB292 Cervantes Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 766

    California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.

    Unfinished Business SB766 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 83

    State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.

    Unfinished Business SB83 Umberg Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 224

    Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.

    Unfinished Business SB224 Hurtado Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 402

    Health care coverage: autism.

    Unfinished Business SB402 Valladares Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 509

    Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.

    Unfinished Business SB509 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 357

    Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

    3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 738

    Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.

    3rd Reading AB738 Tangipa et al. By Grove

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 779

    Contractors: civil penalties.

    Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 512

    District elections: initiatives.

    Unfinished Business SB512 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 595

    Local government: investments and financial reports.

    Unfinished Business SB595 Choi Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 56

    Social media: warning labels.

    3rd Reading AB56 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 683

    Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.

    Unfinished Business SB683 Cortese Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Roger Niello 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

$1,221,248

Spent $966,699

Totals

  • Raised
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,221,248
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $966,699
  • From individuals (itemized)
    241 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $171,600 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)

  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $85,650
  • Health care
    $46,950
  • Labor unions
    $38,250
  • Energy and utilities
    $37,000
  • Real estate
    $33,250
  • Construction and engineering
    $26,900
  • Technology and telecommunications
    $24,800
  • Tribal governments
    $24,700

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 37% 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

  • THE NIELLO COMPANY
    5 donors · Not classified
    $18,200
  • NETFLIX
    3 donors · Media and entertainment
    $4,500
  • PUTNAM AUTO
    5 donors · Not classified
    $4,500
  • WESTERN CARE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
    3 donors · Construction and engineering
    $4,000
  • SIERRA MILLS COMPANY
    5 donors · Not classified
    $2,750
  • LUCAS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
    5 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $2,250
  • DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA LLP
    4 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $1,000
  • GEORGE KAMMERER ATTORNEY AT LAW
    3 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $750
  • HALNAN GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
    3 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
    $750
  • TEICHERT INC
    3 donors · Not classified
    $750

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $42,900 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

  • California Republican Party
    2 contributions · political party · Not classified
    $425,000
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $13,800
  • California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC)
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Real estate
    $11,800
  • Comcast Financial Agency Corporation
    4 contributions · organization · Finance, insurance and banking
    $11,800
  • Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh for Senate 2028
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Western Manufactured Housing Communities Assocation PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Real estate
    $11,800
  • California Professional Firefighters - SCC
    7 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $10,400
  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association-SCC
    6 contributions · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $8,500
  • California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC
    4 contributions · small contributor committee · Not classified
    $8,400
  • California Building Industry Association PAC
    6 contributions · committee · Manufacturing
    $8,300

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

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $16,923

  • Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 7, 2026
    $16,923

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Roger Niello 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 Roger Niello 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.

Roger Niello for Senate 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $540,682 · cash at end $806,427 Statement ↗
    $187,219 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $37,068 · cash at end $1,163,132 Statement ↗
    $89,000 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $75,331 · cash at end $1,101,808 Statement ↗
    $29,850 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $121,904 · cash at end $1,149,389 Statement ↗
    $82,204 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 8, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 14, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Aug 17, 2025 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Aug 17, 2025 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Aug 17, 2025 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 2, 2025 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 2, 2025 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 17, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 18, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗

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

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