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.
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SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1082
Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1133
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 914
School accountability: audits: annual review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1172
Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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SB 960
Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 928
California State University: faculty employees.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1003
Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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SB 1381
State special schools: information.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1126
Local agencies: financial postings.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 961
CalFresh: student eligibility.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1169
Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1083
Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 945
School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1014
Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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SB 1414
County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 908
Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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SB 1145
California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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SB 1400
Alameda Health System: hospital authority.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
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SB 1283
Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 965
Public libraries: library cards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1412
Parental communication: teacher meetings.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1379
County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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SB 1086
Microschools and micro-education entities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1294
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 1123
Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 986
Major regulations.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
[First] hearing set for [04-14-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1358
News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1434
California State Lottery: prize assignment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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
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