Sabrina Cervantes
California State Senator, District 31 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 21
- 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.8%
- Chamber median 4.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +8.6
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · chair
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Community College: The Hub of the Community Select
- Elections and Constitutional Amendments
- Governmental Organization
- Green Economic Development Select
- Legislative Audit
- Local Government
- Minority Economic Development Select
- Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CountyofRiverside · Became law Sep 2026
Accessorydwellingunitsandjunioraccessorydwellingunits · Became law Sep 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cervantes sits in the California State Senate
Cervantes is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Caroline Menjivar, Ben Allen, Eloise Reyes
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET
With Cervantes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cervantes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cervantes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–14 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–2 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–3 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–9 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 2434: Inmates: visitation. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cervantes 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 Senate, District 31 | Won | D+8.6 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly, District 58 | Won | D+7.3 |
| 2020 | California State Assembly, District 60 | Won | D+12.8 |
| 2018 | California State Assembly, District 60 | Won | D+8.1 |
| 2016 | California State Assembly, District 60 | Won | D+8.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cervantes has held
- California State Senate, District 31 · since 2024
- California State Assembly, District 58 · 2022–2024
- California State Assembly, District 60 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cervantes has run against
- Cynthia Navarro (R) · 2024 general, won
- Bernard William Murphy (R) · 2022 general, won
- Chris Raahauge (R) · 2020 general, won
- Bill Essayli (R) · 2018 general, won
- Eric F. Linder (R) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Cervantes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/61cc77e3-551f-40e6-bb6f-16edd89b04db
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET