DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Catherine Stefani

California State Assemblymember, District 19 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 19Born 1969

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 22; 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.2%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +66.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Legislative Ethics Special · co-chair
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select
Budget
Child Care Costs Select
Domestic Violence Select
Elections
Health
Judiciary
Local Government
Reproductive Health Select
Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select
Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 22 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2297 Restitution: diversion.
Restitution · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1604 Product safety: proofs of purchase: intentionally added bisphenols.
Productsafety · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1877 Domestic violence: protective orders.
Domesticviolence · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2146 Coordinated Entry System: study.
CoordinatedEntrySystem · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2540 Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.
Publichealth · 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 Stefani sits in the California State Assembly

Stefani is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Marc Berman, Mark González

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

With Stefani’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%

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

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

20242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 19

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)