Jasmeet Bains
California State Assemblymember, District 35 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 6
- 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.8%
- Chamber median 6.6%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.2
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select
- Business and Professions
- California-México Bi-National Affairs Select
- Emergency Management
- Fairs, Allocation and Classification
- Legislative Emergency Management
- Social Housing Select
- Water, Parks and Wildlife
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Short-livedclimatepollutants · Became law Oct 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bains sits in the California State Assembly
Bains is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Jacqui Irwin, James Ramos, Blanca Pacheco
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET
With Bains’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Assembly.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bains’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bains | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 62–7 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 66–9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 65–11 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | SB 1009: Juveniles: detention. | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 24–33 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 63–11 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bains was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California State Assembly, District 35 | Won | D+15.2 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly, District 35 | Won | D+20.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bains has held
- California State Assembly, District 35 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bains has run against
- Robert Rosas (R) · 2024 general, won
- Leticia Perez (D) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bains
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b08199e4-63d9-4bd4-9be3-99e628fa7059
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET