California
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Statewide executives
State supreme court: California Supreme Court
Direct gubernatorial appointment · Term: 12 years · 6 sitting justices (1 vacant seat). The governor appoints justices without a required nominating commission; in some states another body must confirm the choice.
Patricia Guerrero
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 2, 2023
Appointed by Gavin Newsom (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Carol Corrigan
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2006
Appointed by Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kelli M. Evans
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 2, 2023
Appointed by Gavin Newsom (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Joshua Groban
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 21, 2018
Appointed by Jerry Brown (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Leondra Kruger
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2015
Appointed by Jerry Brown (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Goodwin Liu
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2011
Appointed by Jerry Brown (D)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Vacant
Vacant seat
Seat currently vacant, per Ballotpedia
No public decision data available for this court.
Court page → · Source: Ballotpedia
Congressional delegation
Current delegation: 45 D · 8 R · 1 I · scores are DW-NOMINATE (comparable across Congress)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
James Gallagher
R CA-1
+0.345

Jared Huffman
D CA-2
-0.432

Kevin Kiley
I CA-3
+0.152

Michael Thompson
D CA-4
-0.392

Tom McClintock
R CA-5
+0.671

Ami Bera
D CA-6
-0.247

Doris Matsui
D CA-7
-0.433

John Garamendi
D CA-8
-0.312

Josh Harder
D CA-9
-0.295

Mark James Desaulnier
D CA-10
-0.507

Nancy Pelosi
D CA-11
-0.489

Lateefah Simon
D CA-12
-0.603

Adam Gray
D CA-13
-0.235
Aisha Wahab
D CA-14
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Kevin Mullin
D CA-15
-0.479

Sam T. Liccardo
D CA-16
-0.346

Ro Khanna
D CA-17
-0.458

Zoe Lofgren
D CA-18
-0.396

James Varni Panetta
D CA-19
-0.279

Vince Fong
R CA-20
+0.449

Jim Costa
D CA-21
-0.199

David G. Valadao
R CA-22
+0.256

Jay Obernolte
R CA-23
+0.318

Salud Carbajal
D CA-24
-0.323

Raul Ruiz
D CA-25
-0.262

Julia Brownley
D CA-26
-0.306

George Whitesides
D CA-27
-0.204

Judy Chu
D CA-28
-0.479

Luz M. Rivas
D CA-29
-0.521

Laura Friedman
D CA-30
-0.356

Gil Cisneros
D CA-31
-0.457

Brad Sherman
D CA-32
-0.345

Peter Rey Aguilar
D CA-33
-0.328

Jimmy Gomez
D CA-34
-0.532

Norma Judith Torres
D CA-35
-0.366

Ted Lieu
D CA-36
-0.370

Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D CA-37
-0.519

Linda T. Sánchez
D CA-38
-0.507

Mark Takano
D CA-39
-0.457

Young Kim
R CA-40
+0.264

Ken Calvert
R CA-41
+0.340

Robert Garcia
D CA-42
-0.373

Maxine Waters
D CA-43
-0.656

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D CA-44
-0.497

Derek Tran
D CA-45
-0.233

Jose Luis Correa
D CA-46
-0.285

Dave Min
D CA-47
-0.207

Darrell Issa
R CA-48
+0.475

Mike Levin
D CA-49
-0.323

Scott Peters
D CA-50
-0.194

Sara Jacobs
D CA-51
-0.419

Juan Vargas
D CA-52
-0.396

Doug Lamalfa
R CA-1 · former/inactive
+0.542

Kevin Kiley
R CA-3 · former/inactive
+0.253

Eric Swalwell
D CA-14 · former/inactive
-0.355
State legislature
California Senate 39 members · 29 D · 10 R open in Rankings →
10777 roll calls (2458 contested, used for scores), 2024-12-02 to 2026-09-01; sessions: 2025-2026 Regular Session
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike McGuire | D | 2 | -0.341 | 100.0% | 3670 |
| 2 | Monique Limón | D | 21 | -0.341 | 100.0% | 4228 |
| 3 | Akilah Weber Pierson | D | 39 | -0.340 | 99.8% | 4949 |
| 4 | Jesse Arreguín | D | 7 | -0.340 | 100.0% | 5379 |
| 5 | John Laird | D | 17 | -0.340 | 99.9% | 5172 |
| 6 | Lena Gonzalez | D | 33 | -0.340 | 99.9% | 5144 |
| 7 | Sasha Pérez | D | 25 | -0.340 | 99.9% | 4855 |
| 8 | Eloise Reyes | D | 29 | -0.339 | 99.9% | 4364 |
| 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | 5 | -0.339 | 99.9% | 4226 |
| 10 | Josh Becker | D | 13 | -0.339 | 99.9% | 4196 |
| 11 | Steve Padilla | D | 18 | -0.339 | 99.9% | 4497 |
| 12 | Ben Allen | D | 24 | -0.337 | 99.8% | 4939 |
| 13 | Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | D | 28 | -0.337 | 99.8% | 4411 |
| 14 | Sabrina Cervantes | D | 31 | -0.337 | 99.9% | 5743 |
| 15 | Angelique Ashby | D | 8 | -0.335 | 99.8% | 4946 |
| 16 | Laura Richardson | D | 35 | -0.335 | 99.9% | 7492 |
| 17 | María Elena Durazo | D | 26 | -0.335 | 99.7% | 5235 |
| 18 | Scott Wiener | D | 11 | -0.335 | 99.3% | 5147 |
| 19 | Dave Cortese | D | 15 | -0.334 | 99.8% | 4755 |
| 20 | Bob Archuleta | D | 30 | -0.333 | 99.9% | 4446 |
| 21 | Catherine Blakespear | D | 38 | -0.332 | 99.5% | 4350 |
| 22 | Henry Stern | D | 27 | -0.332 | 99.3% | 4667 |
| 23 | Tim Grayson | D | 9 | -0.332 | 99.9% | 7544 |
| 24 | Susan Rubio | D | 22 | -0.331 | 99.8% | 4302 |
| 25 | Tom Umberg | D | 34 | -0.331 | 99.8% | 4867 |
| 26 | Caroline Menjivar | D | 20 | -0.330 | 99.3% | 4680 |
| 27 | Anna Caballero | D | 14 | -0.325 | 99.7% | 6771 |
| 28 | Christopher Cabaldon | D | 3 | -0.320 | 99.5% | 7654 |
| 29 | Melissa Hurtado | D | 16 | -0.271 | 98.7% | 4366 |
| 30 | Megan Dahle | R | 1 | +0.919 | 99.1% | 7511 |
| 31 | Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh | R | 19 | +0.923 | 98.7% | 4771 |
| 32 | Suzette Valladares | R | 23 | +0.936 | 99.2% | 5125 |
| 33 | Shannon Grove | R | 12 | +0.958 | 99.1% | 4419 |
| 34 | Steve Choi | R | 37 | +0.979 | 99.2% | 4660 |
| 35 | Marie Alvarado-Gil | R | 4 | +0.980 | 98.7% | 3839 |
| 36 | Roger Niello | R | 6 | +0.982 | 99.2% | 4664 |
| 37 | Tony Strickland | R | 36 | +0.986 | 99.0% | 4374 |
| 38 | Brian Jones | R | 40 | +0.993 | 99.1% | 3860 |
| 39 | Kelly Seyarto | R | 32 | +1.000 | 99.7% | 8080 |
California Assembly 79 members · 60 D · 19 R open in Rankings →
10750 roll calls (2703 contested, used for scores), 2024-12-02 to 2026-09-01; sessions: 2025-2026 Regular Session
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Garcia | D | 50 | -0.284 | 99.4% | 4977 |
| 2 | Alex Lee | D | 24 | -0.283 | 99.2% | 4678 |
| 3 | Ash Kalra | D | 25 | -0.283 | 99.9% | 5210 |
| 4 | Chris Rogers | D | 2 | -0.283 | 99.8% | 4632 |
| 5 | Matt Haney | D | 17 | -0.283 | 100.0% | 4971 |
| 6 | Nick Schultz | D | 44 | -0.283 | 99.9% | 4760 |
| 7 | Celeste Rodriguez | D | 43 | -0.282 | 100.0% | 4506 |
| 8 | John Harabedian | D | 41 | -0.282 | 100.0% | 5271 |
| 9 | Liz Ortega | D | 20 | -0.282 | 99.9% | 4402 |
| 10 | Mia Bonta | D | 18 | -0.282 | 99.9% | 4588 |
| 11 | Tina McKinnor | D | 61 | -0.282 | 99.8% | 4553 |
| 12 | Chris Ward | D | 78 | -0.281 | 99.8% | 4748 |
| 13 | Corey Jackson | D | 60 | -0.281 | 99.9% | 4657 |
| 14 | Damon Connolly | D | 12 | -0.281 | 99.8% | 4849 |
| 15 | Isaac Bryan | D | 55 | -0.281 | 100.0% | 5001 |
| 16 | Jessica Caloza | D | 52 | -0.281 | 100.0% | 6789 |
| 17 | LaShae Sharp-Collins | D | 79 | -0.281 | 100.0% | 5865 |
| 18 | Steve Bennett | D | 38 | -0.281 | 100.0% | 4377 |
| 19 | Catherine Stefani | D | 19 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 5164 |
| 20 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 4 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 5129 |
| 21 | Gregg Hart | D | 37 | -0.280 | 99.9% | 5416 |
| 22 | Jesse Gabriel | D | 46 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 4109 |
| 23 | Mark González | D | 54 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 7368 |
| 24 | Mike Fong | D | 49 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 6410 |
| 25 | Robert Rivas | D | 29 | -0.280 | 100.0% | 4000 |
| 26 | Sade Elhawary | D | 57 | -0.280 | 99.9% | 5592 |
| 27 | Darsh Patel | D | 76 | -0.279 | 100.0% | 4970 |
| 28 | Dawn Addis | D | 30 | -0.279 | 99.9% | 4573 |
| 29 | Gail Pellerin | D | 28 | -0.279 | 100.0% | 6832 |
| 30 | Josh Lowenthal | D | 69 | -0.279 | 99.9% | 4681 |
| 31 | Marc Berman | D | 23 | -0.279 | 99.9% | 4457 |
| 32 | Patrick Ahrens | D | 26 | -0.279 | 99.9% | 5135 |
| 33 | Buffy Wicks | D | 14 | -0.278 | 99.9% | 6686 |
| 34 | Diane Papan | D | 21 | -0.278 | 99.9% | 5016 |
| 35 | José Solache | D | 62 | -0.278 | 100.0% | 6386 |
| 36 | Mike Gipson | D | 65 | -0.278 | 100.0% | 4297 |
| 37 | Rick Zbur | D | 51 | -0.278 | 99.8% | 5500 |
| 38 | Al Muratsuchi | D | 66 | -0.277 | 99.7% | 4621 |
| 39 | David Alvarez | D | 80 | -0.277 | 99.9% | 4486 |
| 40 | Joaquin Arambula | D | 31 | -0.277 | 100.0% | 5693 |
| 41 | Sharon Quirk-Silva | D | 67 | -0.277 | 100.0% | 4360 |
| 42 | Juan Carrillo | D | 39 | -0.276 | 99.9% | 4950 |
| 43 | Lisa Calderon | D | 56 | -0.276 | 99.9% | 6455 |
| 44 | Lori Wilson | D | 11 | -0.275 | 99.9% | 4830 |
| 45 | Rhodesia Ransom | D | 13 | -0.275 | 99.9% | 4548 |
| 46 | Stephanie Nguyen | D | 10 | -0.275 | 99.9% | 4789 |
| 47 | Pilar Schiavo | D | 40 | -0.274 | 99.8% | 4558 |
| 48 | Tasha Boerner | D | 77 | -0.274 | 99.4% | 4548 |
| 49 | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | 16 | -0.273 | 99.7% | 4854 |
| 50 | Maggy Krell | D | 6 | -0.271 | 99.9% | 5679 |
| 51 | Blanca Rubio | D | 48 | -0.270 | 99.8% | 4447 |
| 52 | Cottie Petrie-Norris | D | 73 | -0.270 | 99.8% | 4444 |
| 53 | Esmeralda Soria | D | 27 | -0.268 | 99.8% | 4222 |
| 54 | Blanca Pacheco | D | 64 | -0.266 | 99.8% | 7389 |
| 55 | Michelle Rodriguez | D | 53 | -0.261 | 99.7% | 4813 |
| 56 | Avelino Valencia | D | 68 | -0.254 | 99.5% | 4299 |
| 57 | James Ramos | D | 45 | -0.247 | 99.3% | 4721 |
| 58 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 42 | -0.243 | 99.1% | 5043 |
| 59 | Jasmeet Bains | D | 35 | -0.196 | 98.3% | 4411 |
| 60 | Greg Wallis | R | 47 | +0.551 | 94.5% | 4378 |
| 61 | Juan Alanis | R | 22 | +0.650 | 96.0% | 5051 |
| 62 | Laurie Davies | R | 74 | +0.734 | 96.8% | 4513 |
| 63 | Jeff Gonzalez | R | 36 | +0.784 | 97.4% | 4469 |
| 64 | Joshua Hoover | R | 7 | +0.803 | 98.5% | 5951 |
| 65 | Phillip Chen | R | 59 | +0.822 | 99.0% | 4857 |
| 66 | Heath Flora | R | 9 | +0.829 | 98.9% | 4636 |
| 67 | Tri Ta | R | 70 | +0.852 | 99.0% | 6942 |
| 68 | Tom Lackey | R | 34 | +0.858 | 99.4% | 5146 |
| 69 | Joe Patterson | R | 5 | +0.868 | 98.5% | 4806 |
| 70 | Leticia Castillo | R | 58 | +0.881 | 99.3% | 4501 |
| 71 | Diane Dixon | R | 72 | +0.919 | 98.7% | 6947 |
| 72 | Heather Hadwick | R | 1 | +0.932 | 98.6% | 4419 |
| 73 | Kate Sanchez | R | 71 | +0.941 | 97.9% | 6298 |
| 74 | David Tangipa | R | 8 | +0.948 | 98.0% | 6621 |
| 75 | Stan Ellis | R | 32 | +0.949 | 97.7% | 4448 |
| 76 | Ali Macedo | R | 33 | +0.951 | 97.6% | 5195 |
| 77 | Natasha Johnson | R | 63 | +0.964 | 97.8% | 3033 |
| 78 | Carl DeMaio | R | 75 | +1.000 | 91.3% | 4556 |
| — | Anamarie Avila Farias not ranked | D | 15 | — | 100.0% | 5 |











