DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Bob Archuleta

California State Senator, District 30 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

California State Senator, District 30Born 1945

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 19; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.9%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Hydrogen Energy Select · chair
Military and Veterans Affairs · chair
Budget and Fiscal Review
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Community College: The Hub of the Community Select
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Governmental Organization
International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special
Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 19 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 804 Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.
HydrogenPipelineSafetyAct · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1124 Public health.
Publichealth · Became law Sep 2026

SB 296 Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.
Propertytaxation · Became law Sep 2026

SB 907 Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.
Drivingundertheinfluenceandotherdrivingoffenses · Became law Sep 2026

SB 795 Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends.
Airpollution · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Archuleta sits in the California State Senate

Archuleta is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Henry Stern, Dave Cortese, Tim Grayson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Archuleta’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills31%

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: Archuleta’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Archuleta	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 Archuleta was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Senate, District 32 California State Senate, District 30

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	Seat	+/−
2026	California Senate District 30	Won	D+38.0	D+17.9	+20.1
2022	California State Senate, District 30	Won	D+21.9	—	—
2018	California State Senate, District 32	Won	D+33.8	—	—