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Running forState Senate, District 14

Esmeralda Soria

Democrat

Overview

Esmeralda Zamudio Soria is an American politician and adjunct professor who has been serving in the California State Assembly for the 27th district since 2022.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

62 bills

Became law

22 became law. Another 31 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2481: Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2706: Acidified foods and low-acid foods.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2728: Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026AB 2010: Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026AB 1913: Licensure: emergency equipment.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026AB 1923: Local ballot measures: County of Fresno.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025AB 1527: Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1441: County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1486: Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025AB 849: Health providers: medical chaperones.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025AB 848: Sexual battery.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025AB 639: Dams: exceptions.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025AB 457: Farmworker housing: streamlined, ministerial approval: Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
    Became law
  • Introduced Dec 2, 2024AB 36: Housing elements: prohousing designation.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024AB 3275: Health care coverage: claim reimbursement.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024AB 2900: Small agricultural truck fleet assistance program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2024AB 2661: Electricity: Westlands Water District.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023AB 1745: Public postsecondary education: veterans: waiver of mandatory systemwide tuition and fees.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023AB 1566: Department of Veterans Affairs: veterans' services.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023AB 1350: Veterans: memorials.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023AB 1259: Dissolution of redevelopment agencies: enhanced infrastructure financing districts: City of Merced.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023AB 1311: Public postsecondary education: allied health programs: assessment.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2739: Water: affordability and system stabilization.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2639: Merced County Flood Control District: assessment.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2753: Elective office: sex offenders.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2301: Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1400: Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1373: Water quality: state certification.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025AB 1111: Pupil transportation: schoolbuses: zero-emission vehicles: scrapping.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024AB 2281: Tribal judges.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2024AB 2104: Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2024AB 2060: Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023AB 1665: Veterans' homes.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023AB 1106: PK-3 early childhood education specialist credential: grant program.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023AB 830: Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2581: Housing: affordable housing tenants: home ownership.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2566: Huron Hawk Conservancy.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2743: Buy California Program: task forces: events drawing significant world attention.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2276: Vehicles: active intelligent speed assistance devices.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026AB 2377: Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: deductions: accelerated depreciation for new manufacturing operations.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1218: Copper theft.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1471: Resource and referral agencies.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1342: Public Utilities Commission: energy efficiency programs: report.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025AB 1498: Workers' compensation: medical treatment.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025AB 721: Huron Hawk Conservancy.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Dec 2, 2024AB 58: University of California, Merced: medical school.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Dec 2, 2024AB 32: Tribal judges.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024AB 3171: Controlled substances: fentanyl.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023AB 1647: Veterans treatment courts: grant program.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023AB 973: University of California, San Francisco, San Joaquin Valley Regional Campus Medical Education Endowment Fund.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023AB 675: Controlled substances.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023AB 517: Health Professions Career Opportunity Program.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023AB 412: Distressed Hospital Loan Program.
    Passed the Assembly
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2666: Public postsecondary education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026AB 2732: Educational outcomes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025AB 707: San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority: B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024AB 3215: Medi-Cal: mental health services for children.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024AB 3046: Affordable Housing: rural areas.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024AB 3084: Groundwater basin management.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024AB 2874: Planning and zoning: residential development.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024AB 2392: Vehicles: motorcycle: safety helmet exception.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023AB 577: Crime prevention: Central Valley Rural Crime Task Force.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the California legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

7,613 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 515 of 7,613 votes (7%). California counts being absent and choosing not to vote the same way.

By topic
Accountability and Administrative Review17 votes
    Aging and Long-Term Care25 votes
      Agriculture95 votes
        Appropriations5 votes
          Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism28 votes
            Banking and Finance68 votes
              Banking and Financial Institutions19 votes
                Budget427 votes
                  Business and Professions302 votes
                    Business, Professions and Economic Development45 votes
                      Communications and Conveyance39 votes
                        Education565 votes
                          Elections163 votes
                            Elections and Constitutional Amendments54 votes
                              Emergency Management90 votes
                                Energy, Utilities and Communications39 votes
                                  Environmental Quality89 votes
                                    Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials142 votes
                                      Governance and Finance42 votes
                                        Governmental Organization274 votes
                                          Health658 votes
                                            Higher Education265 votes
                                              Housing66 votes
                                                Housing and Community Development363 votes
                                                  Human Services279 votes
                                                    Insurance135 votes
                                                      Judiciary641 votes
                                                        Labor and Employment192 votes
                                                          Local Government339 votes
                                                            Military and Veterans Affairs30 votes
                                                              Natural Resources256 votes
                                                                Natural Resources and Water201 votes
                                                                  Privacy and Consumer Protection160 votes
                                                                    Public Employment and Retirement130 votes
                                                                      Public Safety691 votes
                                                                        Rules3 votes
                                                                          Taxes (Revenue and Taxation)141 votes
                                                                            Transportation344 votes
                                                                              Utilities and Energy179 votes
                                                                                Other12 votes

                                                                                  Source: Open States, California Legislative Information. Topics from the state legislature.