Suzette Valladares
California State Senator, District 23 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 5
- 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.6%
- Chamber median 4.2%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.7
- 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.
- Environmental Quality · vice chair
- Governmental Organization · vice chair
- Health · vice chair
- Hydrogen Energy Select
- International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special
- Judiciary
- Legislative Audit
- Minority Economic Development Select
- Rules
- Transportation
- Wine Industry Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Publiccontracts · Became law Sep 2026
Incompletegiftnongrantortrusts · Became law Oct 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Valladares sits in the California State Senate
Valladares is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Megan Dahle, Shannon Grove
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET
With Valladares’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills40%
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: Valladares’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Valladares | 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. | Yes | 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 Valladares 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 23 | Won | R+4.7 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly, District 40 | Lost | D+0.3 |
| 2020 | California State Assembly, District 38 | Won | R+52.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Valladares has held
- California State Senate, District 23 · since 2024
- California State Assembly, District 38 · 2020–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Valladares has run against
- Kipp Mueller (D) · 2024 general, won
- Pilar Schiavo (D) · 2022 general, lost
- Lucie Lapointe Volotzky (R) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Valladares
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fb1c2c06-108c-41bf-9f08-44a9f8e0cb08
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET