State · State Senate
Steve Choi
State Senator · Senate District 37 · Party: Republican
3011 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on AB 1008 (Alcoholic beverages: licenses: County of San Luis Obispo.). It passed. Sep 2, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 482 (California Table Grape Commission.). It passed. Sep 2, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 1255 (Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.). It passed. Sep 2, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 37
- Party
- Republican
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
3rd Reading AB1255 ED. (Muratsuchi) By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 391
Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.
Unfinished Business SB391 Laird Concurrence
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SB 395
Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.
Unfinished Business SB395 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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AB 503
School facilities: Civic Center Act: direct costs.
3rd Reading AB503 Mark González By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 696
Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.
3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern
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SB 98
Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.
Unfinished Business SB98 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 516
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.
3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese
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AB 671
Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.
3rd Reading AB671 Wicks et al. By Grayson
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SB 346
Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
Unfinished Business SB346 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 598
Public contracts: local water infrastructure projects: Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.
Special Consent
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ACR 70
Relative to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR70 Pellerin et al. By Caballero
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AB 1457
General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SR 21
Relative to National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month.
3rd Reading SR21 Archuleta et al.
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SB 392
Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.
Special Consent SB392 Grayson et al.
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SCR 104
Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
3rd Reading SCR104 Valladares et al.
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SCR 102
Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.
3rd Reading SCR102 Caballero et al.
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SB 611
Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Special Consent SB611 Richardson et al. Urgency Clause
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AB 920
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB920 Caloza et al.
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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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Issues
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