RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Joe Patterson

California State Assemblymember, District 5 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

California State Assemblymember, District 5

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 10; 38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.7%; Chamber median 6.6%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.5; 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.

Housing and Community Development · vice chair
Utilities and Energy · vice chair
Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select
Budget
Domestic Violence Select
Downtown Recovery Select
Health
Housing Finance and Affordability Select
Legislative Budget
Mental Health Crisis Select
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Select Committee on Regulatory Authority
Social Housing Select
Wildfire Prevention Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 10 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

AB 2542 Human remains: disposition.
Humanremains · Became law Sep 2026

AB 2700 Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report:…
PublicUtilitiesCommission · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1199 Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.
Medicalstaff · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1126 Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.
Medi-Calmanagedcareplans · Became law Sep 2026

AB 1652 State agencies: regulations and legislation: nondisclosure agreements.
Stateagencies · Became law Aug 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Patterson sits in the California State Assembly

Patterson is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Leticia Castillo, Tom Lackey, Tri Ta

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

With Patterson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills67%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the California State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Patterson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Patterson	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 1, 2026	SB 886: California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 62–7
Sep 1, 2026	SB 133: Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.	No	No	Yes	Passed 66–9
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1246: Autonomous vehicles.	No	No	Yes	Passed 65–11
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1009: Juveniles: detention.	No	No	Yes	Failed 24–33
Aug 31, 2026	SB 1301: Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.	No	No	Yes	Passed 63–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Patterson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028California State Assembly, District 5

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 Assembly District 5	Won	R+13.5	R+11.0	+2.5
2024	California State Assembly, District 5	Won	R+24.0	—	—
2022	California State Assembly, District 5	Won	R+20.3	—	—