State · State Senate
Steve Choi
State Senator · Senate District 37 · Party: Republican
3011 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 37
- Party
- Republican
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Steve Choi'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 recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
-
AB 2532
Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2249
Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 2697
Cannabis: drive-throughs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1587
Prescription drug refills: prescriber notifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1785
California Uniform Controlled Substances Act: online retailer.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 685
Small Business Development Technical Assistance.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 375
Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1637
Physicians and surgeons: medical records.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
Not voting Source ↗
-
ACR 164
Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 129
Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 166
State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACA 18
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 9 of Article IX thereof, relating to the University of California.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1943
Pupil safety: notifications: firearms.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2248
Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SCA 5
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 16 to Article XIIIB thereof, and by amending Section 8 of, and adding Section 8.7 to, Article XVI thereof, relating to education finance.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1829
Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1860
School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 2178
Community colleges: county probation departments: instructional service agreements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
AB 1920
Community colleges: California College Promise: fee waiver eligibility.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2056
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2726
School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1235
California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
ACA 7
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
No Source ↗ -
AB 1641
Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2455
Bruce Lee Day.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1346
Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1204
Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 1659
Juvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1555
Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 402
Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program and the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1486
Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1733
License and registration renewal: continuing education.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1382
Ethics Over Aesthetics Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 277
Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2085
Weighing and measuring devices: indications: display.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 173
Relative to the State of Jalisco.
[06-01-2026] hearing: Motion to Reconsider. [Reconsideration Granted.]
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
-
ACR 129
Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
-
ACR 164
Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 166
State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1022
Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act.
Special Consent SB1022 Valladares et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
-
Yes Source ↗
Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Steve Choi 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
$83,000
Spent $45,587
Totals
- Raised$83,000
- Spent$45,587
- From individuals (itemized)$4,900 6%
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)
- Health care$13,500
- Tribal governments$10,900
- Technology and telecommunications$7,500
- Media and entertainment$4,500
- Finance, insurance and banking$3,000
- Transportation$3,000
- Construction and engineering$2,500
- Energy and utilities$2,000
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 64% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop 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. $400 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 Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC$6,900
- CALPAC California Medical Assoc$6,000
- Irvine management company$4,900
- Pachanga band of Indians$4,900
- Aristotle International Inc FBO Amazon.com$4,000
- California dental Association PAC$4,000
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians$3,000
- Barona Band of Mission Indians$3,000
- California new car dealers association PAC$3,000
- LAND PAC Calif Landscape COntractors Assoc$2,500
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Steve Choi'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 Steve Choi 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 Steve Choi 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.
Steven Choi Senate Officeholder Account 2024
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$4,500 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$20,500 received
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$36,100 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$21,800 received
Steven Choi for Senate 2024
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$0 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$100 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$358,468 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$177,444 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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 2024 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Dec 5, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 7, 2026. How
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
How it works