DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Cottie Petrie-Norris

California State Assemblymember, District 73 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 73Born 1975

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 12; 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.7%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Utilities and Energy · chair
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select
Budget
Climate Change Policies Legislative
Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact
Insurance
Master Plan for Higher Education Select
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Reproductive Health Select
Select Committee on Regulatory Authority

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 34 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2065 Rates: prohibited cost recovery.
Rates · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2463 Public Utilities Commission: rates: cost of capital proceeding: authorized return on equity.
PublicUtilitiesCommission · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1301 Electricity.
Electricity · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2761 Vehicles: crash data.
Vehicles · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2493 Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.
Electricalcorporations · 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 Petrie-Norris sits in the California State Assembly

Petrie-Norris is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Blanca Rubio, Esmeralda Soria, Maggy Krell

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

With Petrie-Norris’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills22%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 74 California State Assembly, District 73

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 State Assembly, District 73	Won	D+25.7	D+17.3	+8.4
2024	California State Assembly, District 73	Won	D+13.7	D+17.3	−3.6
2022	California State Assembly, District 73	Won	D+11.6	D+26.2	−14.6
2020	California State Assembly, District 74	Won	D+1.0	—	—
2018	California State Assembly, District 74	Won	D+5.4	—	—