Steve Choi
California State Senator, District 37 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 8
- 38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 10.2%
- Chamber median 4.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +1.3
- 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.
- Business, Professions and Economic Development · vice chair
- Elections and Constitutional Amendments · vice chair
- Local Government · vice chair
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Education
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CommunityAssistance,Recovery,andEmpowerment(CARE)CourtProgram · Became law Sep 2026
HealthyAgingCommunityPartnershipProgram · Became law Sep 2026
Intercountryadoptionfinalizedinaforeigncountry · Became law Aug 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Choi sits in the California State Senate
Choi is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Roger Niello, Marie Alvarado-Gil, Tony Strickland
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET
With Choi’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the California State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Choi’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Choi | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–14 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 30–2 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 31–3 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages. | No | No | Yes | Passed 31–9 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 2434: Inmates: visitation. | No | No | Yes | Passed 30–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Choi 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 37 | Won | R+1.3 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly, District 73 | Lost | D+11.6 |
| 2020 | California State Assembly, District 68 | Won | R+6.2 |
| 2018 | California State Assembly, District 68 | Won | R+6.3 |
| 2016 | California State Assembly, District 68 | Won | R+20.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Choi has held
- California State Senate, District 37 · since 2024
- California State Assembly, District 68 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Choi has run against
- Josh Newman (D) · 2024 general, won
- Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) · 2022 general, lost
- Melissa Fox (D) · 2020 general, won
- Michelle Duman (D) · 2018 general, won
- Sean Jay Panahi (D) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Choi
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8b61aa87-d573-47e2-b17b-bd0edd3c8cf2
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET